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Barbara Voight is the mother of Jon Voight. Barbara Voight’s son is an American actor who is associated with the angst and unruliness that typified the late-1960s counterculture. He achieved stardom with his portrayal of the street hustler Joe Buck in the groundbreaking film Midnight Cowboy and went on to have a successful career taking on challenging leading and character roles. He has received numerous accolades for his performances including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie.

Barbara Voight: Bio Summary

Who was Jon Voight’s mother?

Barbara Voight was born on 7 January 1910 in New York, United States of America. She was the daughter of Joseph Kamp and Margaret (Franz) Kamp. Her grandfather and grandmother were German immigrants. Political activist Joseph P. Kamp was her uncle.

Barbara Voight’s sons

Barbara Voight was married to Elmer Voight, a professional golfer. The couple were parents of three children- Jon Voight, Barry Voight, and Chip Taylor. Jon grew up in Yonkers, New York, the middle of the three sons of the couple. Barry Voight. the eldest of three children is a geologist, volcanologist, author, and engineer. He worked as a professor of geology at several universities, including Pennsylvania State University, where he taught from 1964 until his retirement in 2005.

Barbara Voight’s youngest son Chip Taylor is a songwriter and singer popular for writing “Angel of the Morning” and “Wild Thing”. Born James Wesley Voight he wrote many pop and rock songs, both alone and with other songwriters. He has worked with top names in the industry including Al Gorgoni (with whom he also performed, as the duo Just Us), Billy Vera, Ted Daryll, and Jerry Ragovoy, first freelancing and then as an employee of a New York City music publisher.

Jon Voight’s mother, Barbara, was a force of nature, as evidenced by another story from the Voight vault: for almost 20 years. Per the Telegraph, Barbara made her son’s Oscar the centre of attention at Christmas time, keeping it by the front door, in a fish bowl filled with colored marbles and lit from below. “You had to pay respect to the Oscar before you were allowed in my Mom’s house,” Voight revealed to the Outlet.

The actor seems to be very close to his mother. They have been spotted at various events spending quality time together and making memories. Actor Jon Voight, his son James Haven, daughter Angelina Jolie, and his mother Barbara Voight, attended the 1986 Academy Awards together.

What happened to Jon Voight’s mother, how did she die?

Barbara Voight passed away on December 3, 1995, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. She was 85 years old at the time of her sad dismay. According to the Telegraph, she passed away from cancer. She was laid to rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA per her Findagrave profile.

Jon Voight’s father Elmer Voight, passed on earlier, he died in 1973, aged 64.  “They were spectacular people, my parents, and now I have to be spectacular,” he told the Telegraph, pensively.

ALSO, READ; Elmer Voight: Inside the Life Jon Voight’s father

Barbara Voight’s granddaughter Angelina Jolie has been named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress multiple times. Aside from being an actress, she has also made a name for her humanitarian efforts, for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, among other honors. Through Jolie, he has six great-grandchildren.

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