02644nam 2200649 a 450 991066866860332120241001215308.00-299-28239-21-283-24440-397866132444060-299-28233-3(CKB)2550000000052117(OCoLC)757736367(CaPaEBR)ebrary10496975(SSID)ssj0000606246(PQKBManifestationID)11345397(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606246(PQKBWorkID)10580241(PQKB)10331986(MdBmJHUP)muse16509(Au-PeEL)EBL3445168(CaPaEBR)ebr10496975(CaONFJC)MIL324440(OCoLC)927483597(MiAaPQ)EBC3445168(EXLCZ)99255000000005211720101022d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCelluloid activist the life and times of Vito Russo /Michael Schiavi1st ed.Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin Pressc20111 online resource (xiii, 361 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-299-28230-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Birth of a New Yorker -- 2. Jersey Boy -- 3. Return of the Native -- 4. Birth of an Activist -- 5. "Professional Movement Flash and Trash" -- 6. Building the Closet -- 7. "A Time of Major Change" -- 8. The Activist in Wartime -- Afterword -- Notes -- Interviews and Personal Communications -- Bibliography -- Index.The first critical biography of gay-rights activist Vito Russo.Celluloid Activistilluminates, through the life of this fascinating individual, some of the most explosive cultural revolutions in American history and significantly expands the fields of gay film studies, biography, and history.Film historiansUnited StatesBiographyGay activistsUnited StatesBiographyHomosexuality in motion picturesHistory20th centuryFilm historiansGay activistsHomosexuality in motion picturesHistory791.43092BSchiavi Michael R1151713MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910668668603321Celluloid activist2695199UNINA