Nicolas Cage's mom, former dancer Joy Vogelsang, dead at 85 - Page Six

Cage’s brother, Christopher Coppola, announced the news on his Facebook page at the time, revealing that 85-year-old Vogelsang died on May 26. .

“Mama lioness looked at me deeply and said affection was a good thing and don’t let others embarrass me for being naturally affectionate,” he continued

“My fellow classmates told me, laughed at me, told me affection was a stupid thing, a make fun of thing.  I was angry at my mama for putting me in that situation, a situation that made me feel more weird than I already did

“She held me and told me softly that affection was a good thing and one day I may understand or not but I should always remember I was her affectionate cub,” the story concluded

Vogelsang shared Nick, Christopher and brother Marc with August Coppola, the brother of director Francis Ford Coppola