Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1946 - 1991

Occupation

Writer

Description

Film historian, notable for his award-winning history of gays in the entertainment industry 'The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies'. Subject of an Emmy-award winning documentary by Jeffrey Schwarz, 'Vito' (2013). Died of AIDS.

See Also

• LGBTQ Historians
• Prominent Members of ACT UP

Further Reading/Research

• http://vitorussomovie.com/

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