Vito Russo

Vito Russo

1946-07-11 – 1990-11-07 (age 44) Manhattan, New York, USA
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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.

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Vito
Vito

2011

as Self (archive)

The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

as Self (archive)

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017

as Self (archive footage)

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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015

as Himself (archive footage)

Voices from the Front
Voices from the Front

1992

as Himself