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Vito Russo
Deceased

How Did Vito Russo Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 44
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/07/1946Born inManhattan, New York, USADied07/11/1990Died inManhattanCausedeath from AIDS-related complicationsWikidataQ725318TMDb#109404

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. In 1985, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), a media watchdog organization that strives to end anti-LGBT rhetoric, and advocates for LGBTQ inclusion in popular media.

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Filmography3 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrMovieSelf (archive)71
2011VitoMovieSelf (archive)65
1989Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltMovieStoryteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)43