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.

Known For

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive)

A Very Natural Thing

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

Self (archive footage)

Vito

Self (archive)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

Himself (archive footage)

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

Self