The writer's father Tony Vallelonga inspired the story behind the Oscar-winning film Green Book Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

In 1962, tough bouncer Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga searches for work while ... they begin their trek armed with "The Negro Motorist Green Book," a guide for safe travel through America's racial ...

When the trio set out on another tour later that year, Shirley hired a white driver, a gregarious Italian-American bouncer known as Tony ... Vallelonga, who has turned their journey into Green ...

In a news release shared with PEOPLE, the NYPD said that the body has been identified as Vallelonga, known for his role in the 2018 film Green Book. He was 60. His cause of death has not been ...

In 1962, tough bouncer Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga searches for work while ... they begin their trek armed with "The Negro Motorist Green Book," a guide for safe travel through America's racial ...