The legendary director David Lynch died at the age of 78.

He died at the age of 78, the—writer David Lynch, who radicalized American cinema with a dark, surreal artistic vision in films such as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and television with “Twin Peaks”. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema and probably could no longer leave his home to direct. His family announced his death by Facebook posting, writing: “There is a great void in the world now that it is no longer with us. But, as he would say, “Look at the doughnut and not the hole.”