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Vito Russo was involved with many important projects in the early history of the gay and lesbian movement, and he was there fighting for change until his death from complications caused by AIDS in 1990 at the age of 44. A New York native, Russo was one of the earliest activists to study the media's impact on our lives and recognize that media ... See full bio »

Born:

July 11, 1946 in New York, New York, USA

Died:

November 7, 1990 (age 44) in New York City, New York, USA

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Known For

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet Writer

(1995)

Letters from Home

Letters from Home Writer

(1996)

A Very Natural Thing

A Very Natural Thing Actor

(1974)

Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall Miscellaneous Crew

(1984)

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Writer (2 credits)

1996 Letters from Home (Short)

1995 The Celluloid Closet (Documentary) (book)

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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)

1984 The Times of Harvey Milk (Documentary) (consultant)

1984 Before Stonewall (Documentary) (archival research consultant)

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Actor (1 credit)

1974 A Very Natural Thing

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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)

1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (Documentary) (still photographer)

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Producer (1 credit)

1983 Our Time (TV Series) (producer - 1983)

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Thanks (5 credits)

2012 How to Survive a Plague (Documentary) (in memory of)

2001 Rescued from the Closet (Video documentary) (special thanks)

1992 Swoon (this film remembers)

1990 Paris Is Burning (Documentary) (special thanks)

1986 Rate It X (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (6 credits)

1991 Voices from the Front (Documentary)
Himself

1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (Documentary)
Storyteller (story subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

1988 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 5 December 1988 (1988) ... Himself

1983 20/20 (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 6 May 1983 (1983) ... Himself

1983 Our Time (TV Series)
Himself

1977-1978 Emerald City (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 1 July 1978 (1978) ... Himself

- Episode dated 11 June 1978 (1978) ... Himself

- Episode dated 1 October 1977 (1977) ... Himself

- Episode dated 8 August 1977 (1977) ... Himself

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Archive footage (7 credits)

2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr (Documentary)
Himself

2017 The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Documentary)
Himself

2015 Larry Kramer in Love and Anger (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

2012 United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (Video documentary)
Himself - Writer

2012 How to Survive a Plague (Documentary)
Himself, film historian

2011 Vito (Documentary)
Himself

2001 One on One with Vito Russo (Video documentary short)
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Graduated Fairleigh Dickinson University

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