The director's death was announced by his family on Thursday, less than a year after he had revealed an emphysema diagnosis.

The directorial maestro David Lynch has sadly died, leaving the film world in mourning just shy of his 79th birthday. Much-loved for his groundbreaking work on the cult phenomenon Twin Peaks and ...

followed by "Blue Velvet" in 1986 and "Mulholland Drive" in 2001, the latter also earning Lynch a best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, where he previously earned the festival's top ...

David Lynch, the filmmaker known for titles including “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died, as first announced in a message posted to his official Facebook ...

The cause of death and location was not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about the effect emphysema had had ...

For those unfamiliar with Lynch’s work and looking for a starting point, here are five of his most well known and highly ...

He won plenty of other awards, such as the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival ... "It's a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way," the family said in reference to ...

His projects made appearances on the Billboard charts throughout the years, and he directed several music videos for artists ...

Mulholland Drive from 2001 is another standout surrealist film in Lynch's remarkable repertoire. The dreamlike yet convoluted film stars Naomi Watts as an innocent aspiring Hollywood starlet named ...