Vito Russo
Known for Acting
Born July 11, 1946
Died November 7, 1990
Place of Birth Manhattan, 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.
Filmography
A Very Natural Thing
1974
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Author
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
as Self
Vito
2011
as Self
Voices from the Front
1992
as Himself