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Vito Russo
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…
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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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2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie Self (archive)
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2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Movie Himself (archive footage)
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2012
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
Movie Self - Writer (archive footage)
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2011
Vito
Movie Self (archive)
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2001
One on One with Vito Russo
Movie Self (archive)
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1996
The Celluloid Closet
Movie Author
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1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Movie Self
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1992
Voices from the Front
Movie Himself
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1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Movie Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
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1984
The Times of Harvey Milk
Movie Other
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1974
A Very Natural Thing
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