Vito Russo

Vito Russo

7/11/1946 – 11/7/1990Manhattan, 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 (10 titles)

Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersMovie

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Self (archive footage) · 2026

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson7.1Movie

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage) · 2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr4.5Movie

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive) · 2017

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger6.3Movie

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

Himself (archive footage) · 2015

Vito6.9Movie

Vito

Self (archive) · 2011

One on One with Vito RussoMovie

One on One with Vito Russo

Self (archive) · 2001

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and FriendsMovie

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

Self · 1993

Voices from the Front7.0Movie

Voices from the Front

Himself · 1992

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt6.9Movie

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik) · 1989

A Very Natural Thing7.1Movie

A Very Natural Thing

1974