Vito Russo

Acting

Birth date

July 11, 1946

Birth place

Manhattan, New York, USA

Death date

November 7, 1990

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.

Filmography