Vito Russo

Personal Info

Birthday

July 11, 1946

Day of Death

1990-11-07

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Vito Russo

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

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Filmography

2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself (archive footage)
2011
Vito
as Himself
1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
1992
Voices from the Front
as Himself
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)