
Person
Izzy Young
Acting · 1928–2019 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Israel Goodman Young (March 26, 1928 – February 4, 2019), known as Izzy Young, was a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden. He was once the owner of the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New York, and from 1973 until his death, owned and operated the Folklore Centrum store in Stockholm.
Known for

The Girl Who Played with Fire
Man in Synagogue (uncredited)

Sunday
Himself

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Self

Det finns inga smålänningar
American journalist

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self

Positively Porco: The Untold Story of Folk City’s Golden Era
2024

Go to Izzy!
Himself
Filmography
- 2024Go to Izzy!Himself
- 2024Positively Porco: The Untold Story of Folk City’s Golden Era
- 2013Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSelf
- 2009The Girl Who Played with FireMan in Synagogue (uncredited)
- 1989Izzy Young: Talking Folklore CenterSelf
- 1981Det finns inga smålänningarAmerican journalist
- 1961SundayHimself
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