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Vito Russo

Vito Russo

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.

Known for

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017 • Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015 • Himself (archive footage)
Vito
Vito
2011 • Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993 • Self
Voices from the Front
Voices from the Front
1992 • Himself
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 • Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
A Very Natural Thing
A Very Natural Thing
1974

Full filmography

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015 • Himself (archive footage)
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Vito
Vito
2011 • Self
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 • Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
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