Vito Russo

Birthday: 1946-07-11
Deathday: 1990-11-07
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA

Biography

Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.

Filmography

Vito

2011

As Himself

Voices from the Front

1992

As Himself

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015

As Himself (archive footage)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017

As Self (archive footage)

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

As Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

A Very Natural Thing

1974

As

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993

As Self

Production

The Celluloid Closet

1996

As Author

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984

As Other