David Lynch will forever be known as a film auteur, though the consummate artist never restricted himself to a single medium. Painting, radio and even coffee production all fell within his repertoire — but Lynch’s final work as a director was “Twin Peaks: The Return.
Disney CEO Bob Iger, who greenlighted Twin Peaks as ABC Entertainment President from 1989–1992, pays tribute to series co-creator David Lynch who died.
He was my north star. He watched me grow up. He watched me become a mother. He cheered me on when I stepped into the director’s chair,” Madchen Amick said about David Lynch.
While the filming took place years ago, the "Twin Peaks" love continues to flourish in Los Angeles some 35 years after its television debut: Haley Solar has been paying tribute to Laura Palmer, Agent Dale Cooper, and cherry pie since the latter part of 2024.
Lynch, who was born in Montana in 1946, was a writer, director and painter who studied at the American Film Institute. He first broke into the movie scene in 1977 when he turned his thesis project into his first feature film "Eraserhead," a black-and-white surrealist indie film that quickly gained notoriety as a midnight movie.
David Lynch, who co-created “Twin Peaks” and directed films like ‘Blue Velvet’ and “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 78. Lynch’s family confirmed his passing on social media on Thursday.
David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for "Blue Velvet," "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" and co-created the groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks,
When it debuted in the spring of 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks was inarguably the strangest show to have ever been made for American television. It was, simultaneously ...
David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' has died. He was 78.
The director's death was announced by his family on Thursday, less than a year after he had revealed an emphysema diagnosis.
CHICAGO – Filmmaker and cultural icon David Lynch passed away on January 16th, 2025. As a life-in-film admirer, I (Patrick McDonald) knew a regular obituary was not enough … besides you can find more high falutin’ tributes elsewhere everywhere. So, I decided to do a video tribute (below) as if I were doing a eulogy.