Filmmaker David Lynch, known for his movie “Blue Velvet” and the television series “Twin Peaks,” has died at 78.

Visionary film director David Lynch - behind hits such as Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive - has died at the age of 78, his family has said. A post shared on the filmmaker's Facebook page reads ...

avid Lynch -- the singular and surreal director of "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who depicted the darkness lurking beneath the wholesome surface of American life -- has died.

David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just ...

and surreal thriller "Mulholland Drive" (2001). But he may be best remembered for his mesmerizing 1990s series "Twin Peaks," which paved the way for many a prestige television drama. With four ...

Lynch, who is celebrated for films like Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and the iconic TV series Twin Peaks, revealed his emphysema diagnosis last year, which was caused by smoking for most of his life.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – David Lynch -- the singular and surreal director of "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who depicted the darkness lurking beneath the wholesome ...

Prolific film director, screenwriter, producer and actor David Lynch is dead at the age of 78. (Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ...