David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker and artist, passed away on January 15, 2025, shortly before his 79th birthday, leaving behind a unique artistic legacy

Tim Carmody writes for DeepLearning.AI and was a film and literature adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Even after he’d established himself as a brilliant filmmaker and left his hometown far behind, David Lynch described himself as “Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana.”

Lynch, the 78-year-old artist and filmmaker, had emphysema from decades of smoking. When the runaway blaze got too close to his home, he evacuated. But not before his health took a serious decline, leading to his passing last week.

He directed "Blue Velvet," "Twin Peaks," "Mulholland Drive," and so many other films that have lodged themselves into the popular imagination and shaped other filmmakers.

The acclaimed director behind works such as 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive' brought his love of transcendental meditation to Latin America.

We were talking about ideas,” the Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet star says. “It was like, ‘What’s next?’ And then, suddenly—poof—he’s gone.”

David Lynch, who died Thursday, combined Eisenhower-era innocence & experimental cinema to forge a disturbing, darkly hilarious look at American life

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

David Lynch, who co-created “Twin Peaks” and directed films such as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 78. Lynch’s family revealed his passing via social media on Thursday.

Legendary director David Lynch has died at the age of 78. His death was announced by his family on his official Facebook page on Thursday, January 16, just four days before his 79th birthday on January 20.

The all-time great American filmmaker and occasional musician David Lynch, a man who casts a vast shadow over decades of left-of-center music, has passed away. Lynch’s family announced his death on social media today and asked for privacy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated ... Naomi Watts and Richard Farnsworth. Lynch was a Missoula, Montana, native who moved around often with his family as a child and ...