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
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
The Celluloid Closet
Voices from the Front
The Times of Harvey Milk
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Vito
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Top Movie Credits
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
The Celluloid Closet
Author
Voices from the Front
Himself
The Times of Harvey Milk
Other
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Vito
Self (archive)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Himself (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)