Vito Russo
Birthdate
July 11, 1946 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Date of Death
November 7, 1990
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
July 11, 1946 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Date of Death
November 7, 1990
Known For
Acting
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.
Vito Russo's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Celluloid Closet
Author
A Very Natural Thing
The Times of Harvey Milk
Other
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Vito
Self
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Acting (8)
2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders as Self (archive footage)
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 Self
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)
1974
Writing (1)
• Author
Crew (1)
• Other