David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' has died. He was 78.

Lynch was diagnosed with emphysema in 2024. LOS ANGELES - David Lynch, renowned filmmaker and artist, has died, according to a post published on his official Facebook account. He was 78 years old.

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David Lynch, the beloved director behind films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive - as well as the iconic television series Twin Peaks - has died at the age of 78.

The beloved director was known for his surreal works like "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks."

Deadline reported that Lynch had emphysema and took a turn for the worse after being forced from his LA-area home because of the wildfires.

David Lynch, the singular American filmmaker best known for classics like 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' and 'Twin Peaks,' has died at age 78.

Filmmaker was celebrated for this dark vision in movies including “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Wild at Heart” and “The Elephant Man."

With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive,' 'Twin Peaks' and 'The Elephant Man,' he often left more questions than answers.

Lynch’s work provokes and polarizes. He’s also one of the earliest auteurs who made an even bigger splash with foray into television. The ABC drama Twin Peaks transmutes the mystery of Laura Palmer’s murder into an audacious examination of Americana,

Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese has said it is a “sad day for moviemakers, movie lovers, and for the art of cinema” following the death of “visionary” director David Lynch. The US filmmaker, whose work included surrealist TV series Twin Peaks and films such as The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, died at the age of 78.