Izzy Young

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

A Tailor-Made Romance

Det finns inga smålänningar

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

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

Go to Izzy!

Sunday

All Movies (7)

• A Tailor-Made Romance2025 · as Harper Blake
• Go to Izzy!2024 · as Himself
• Positively Porco: The Untold Story of Folk City’s Golden Era2024
• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation2013 · as Self
• The Girl Who Played with Fire2009 · as Man in Synagogue (uncredited)
• Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center1989 · as Self
• Sunday1961 · as Himself

All TV Shows (1)

• Det finns inga smålänningar1981 · as American journalist