Vito Russo

Born

July 11, 1946

Died

November 7, 1990 · age 44

From

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 essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.