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Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Acting

July 11, 1946 — November 7, 1990Manhattan, New York, USA

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.

Known for

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Self (archive footage)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson2017

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive)

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger2015

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

Himself (archive footage)

Vito2011

Vito

Self (archive)

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends1993

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

Self

Voices from the Front1992

Voices from the Front

Himself

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt1989

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

A Very Natural Thing1974

A Very Natural Thing