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Samuel "Goody" Gutowitz (February 25, 1904 - 8 August 8, 1991) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Sam Goody record store chain.
He was born in Manhattan, New York City, on February 25, 1904, [1] the eldest of three children of Fanny and ladies' tailor Julius Gutowitz, who was born in Poland. [2]
He later legally changed his name to Sam Goody. [3]
In 1978, Gutowitz sold the Sam Goody chain to the American Can Company for US$5.5 million. [3]
In 1940, Gutowitz married Sadie Deutsch. [2] They had two sons Howard and Barry, and two daughters. [1]
In 2015, for the filming of the HBO televison series, Vinyl, Martin Scorsese turned the Brooklyn branch of Rough Trade into a 1970s Sam Goody store. [4]