Sam Gutowitz

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 television series, Vinyl, Martin Scorsese turned the Brooklyn branch of Rough Trade into a 1970s Sam Goody store.^[4]