Vito Russo

Known for

Acting

Born

July 11, 1946

Birthplace

Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

November 7, 1990 (aged 44)

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.

Best known work

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984

The Celluloid Closet

1996

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017

A Very Natural Thing

1974

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

Vito

2011

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

2012

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

Voices from the Front

1992

Filmography

2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself (archive footage)
2012
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2011
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
2001
One on One with Vito Russo
as Self (archive)
1996
The Celluloid Closet
Author
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)
1984
The Times of Harvey Milk
Other
1974
A Very Natural Thing