Vito Russo

Actor

Born: July 11, 1946 (44 years old)

Died: November 7, 1990

Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (7)

• Vito (2011, ★ 6.9)
• Larry Kramer In Love & Anger (2015, ★ 6.3)
• The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017, ★ 7.1)
• Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989, ★ 6.9)
• A Very Natural Thing (1974, ★ 7.1)
• The Celluloid Closet (1996, ★ 7.2)
• The Times of Harvey Milk (1984, ★ 7.2)