Vito Russo
Born: 1946-07-11
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
A Very Natural Thing
The Celluloid Closet
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Vito
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
The Times of Harvey Milk
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Top Movie Credits
The Celluloid Closet
Author
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Vito
Self (archive)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
The Times of Harvey Milk
Other
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Himself (archive footage)