Vito Russo

Birthday: July 11th, 1946 Date of Death: November 7th, 1990 Place of Birth: 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.