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Vito Russo

Jul 11, 1946 - Nov 07, 1990 (44 years old) in Manhattan, 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.

Known For

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

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