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Vito Russo - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Vito Russo
Born
Jul 11, 1946
Died: Nov 7, 1990
Lived 44 years
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
7
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Vito Russo
Acting
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.
Movies
7
TV Shows
0
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
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Self (archive footage)
2017
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
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Himself (archive footage)
2015
Vito
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Self
2011
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
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Self
1993
Voices from the Front
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Himself
1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
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Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1989
A Very Natural Thing
Cast
1974