Vito
14/10/2011
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.
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Vito Russo
as Self (archive)
Larry Kramer
as Self
Lily Tomlin
as Self
Rob Epstein
as Self
Bruce Vilanch
as Self
Armistead Maupin
as Self
Richard Berkowitz
as Self
Malcolm Boyd
as Self
Tommi Avicolli Mecca
as Self
Jenni Olson
as Self
Richard Barrios
as Self
Joseph Brewer
as Self
Jim Fouratt
as Self
Jeffrey Friedman
as Self
Howard Grossman
as Self
Robert Hawk
as Self
Karla Jay
as Self
Arnie Kantrowitz
as Self
Michael Lumpkin
as Self
Eric Marcus
as Self
Marcia Pally
as Self
Howard Rosenman
as Self
Gabriel Rotello
as Self
Michael Schiavi
as Self
Michelangelo Signorile
as Self
Nancy Stoller
as Self
Sean O. Strub
as Self
Mark Thompson
as Self
Tom Brokaw
as Self (archive)
Bette Davis
as Self (archive)
Doris Day
as Self (archive)
Marlene Dietrich
as Self (archive)
Albert Finney
as Self (archive)
Joan Fontaine
as Self (archive)
Greta Garbo
as Self (archive)
Judy Garland
as Self (archive)
Jesse Helms
as Self
Audrey Hepburn
as Self (archive)
Rock Hudson
as Self (archive)
Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive)
Al Jolson
as Self (archive)
Shirley MacLaine
as Self (archive)
Bette Midler
as Self (archive)
Harvey Milk
as Self (archive)
Carmen Miranda
as Self (archive)
Jean O'Leary
as Self (archive)
Nancy Reagan
as Self (archive)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive)
Sylvia Rivera
as Self (archive)
Jeffrey Sevcik
as Self (archive)
Norma Shearer
as Self (archive)
Charles Socarides
as Self (archive)
Larry Speakes
as Self (archive)
Barbra Streisand
as Self (archive)
Grady Sutton
as Self (archive)
Conrad Veidt
as Self (archive)
Mike Wallace
as Self (archive)
Mae West
as Self (archive)
Randy Wicker
as Self (archive)
