Vito Russo
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-07-11 in Manhattan, New York, USA
Died
1990-11-07
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.
Most Known For
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
A Very Natural Thing
Vito
as Self
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself (archive footage)
Voices from the Front
as Himself