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 ...

With such hallucinogenic masterworks as 'Eraserhead,' 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive ... the ridiculous — with some strangely over-the-top acting — Lynch left no doubt about its ...

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 ...

David Lynch, the maverick, unconventional filmmaker who made classics such as Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, has died. He was 78 ...

(NEXSTAR) – David Lynch, the filmmaker and director behind such movies as “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died, his family announced in a message ...

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 ...