Vito Russo

Born: 1946-07-11

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.


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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-07-27

Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay...

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A Very Natural Thing

as uncredited
Released: 1974-06-26

When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if...

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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Released: 1989-12-01

On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving...

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Vito

as Himself
Released: 2011-10-14

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist...

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Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2015-06-29

From the onset of the AIDS epidemic, author Larry Kramer emerged as a fiery activist, an Old...

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Voices from the Front

as Himself
Released: 1992-03-18

In New York City, a distraught activist confronts the mayor with a story of a friend who...

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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

as Self
Released: 1993-01-22

On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin...

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