Vito Russo
Acting

Vito Russo

Born 1946-07-11 · Manhattan, New York, USA · Died 1990-11-07

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.

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Known for

The Times of Harvey Milk★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Times of Harvey Milk
1984
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson★ 7.2Viewing moment
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
The Celluloid Closet★ 7Viewing moment
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt★ 7.7Viewing moment
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
Vito★ 7.4Viewing moment
Vito
2011
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger★ 6.1Viewing moment
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015
A Very Natural Thing★ 7.5Viewing moment
A Very Natural Thing
1974
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and FriendsViewing moment
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
Voices from the FrontViewing moment
Voices from the Front
1992

Frequent collaborators

Jeffrey FriedmanJeffrey FriedmanRob EpsteinRob EpsteinLarry KramerLarry KramerHarvey FiersteinHarvey FiersteinLily TomlinLily TomlinArmistead MaupinArmistead MaupinHoward RosenmanHoward RosenmanWhoopi GoldbergWhoopi Goldberg