Izzy Young(1928-2019)

Actor

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Izzy Young was born on 26 March 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Det finns inga smålänningar (1981), Evil Ed (1995) and Folklore Center Blues (2017). He died on 4 February 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Det finns inga smålänningar (1981)

Det finns inga smålänningar

6.8

TV Mini Series

American journalist

Evil Ed (1995)

5.5

Head of culture film department(voice)

1995

Folklore Center Blues (2017)

Folklore Center Blues

Self(as Israel Young)

2017

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2012)

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

7.1

Self

2012

Credits

Actor

Millénium 2 : La Fille qui rêvait d'un bidon d'essence et d'une allumette
7.1
- Man in Synagouge (uncredited)
- 2009
Evil Ed
5.5
- Head of culture film department (voice)
- 1995
Det finns inga smålänningar
6.8
TV Mini Series
- American journalist
- 1981

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Israel Young
Born
- March 26, 1928
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- February 4, 2019
- Stockholm, Sweden
Other works
Book: "The Conscience of the Folk Revival: The Writings of Israel "Izzy" Young". Rowman & Littlefield
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
He was a folk music impresario who was influential in the Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s. In 1957, he opened the Folklore Center, where fans and folk musicians could find everything from old sheet music to obscure music books. He organized Bob Dylan's first major concert outside of Greenwich Village, a performance at Carnegie Chapter Hall, a small venue connected to Carnegie Hall. He also helped John Sebastian and Peter, Paul, and Mary, among others.

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