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DAVID LYNCH, 78, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died just days before his 79th birthday. The cause of death not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema, after smoking since age 8. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: November 18, 2006, Hollywood, California, USA: DAVID LYNCH promoting Inland Empire in Beverly Hills. Hollywood USA - ZUMAg203 20250116_shc_g203_566

DAVID LYNCH, 78, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died just days before his 79th birthday. The cause of death not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema, after smoking since age 8. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: November 18, 2006, Hollywood, California, USA: DAVID LYNCH promoting Inland Empire in Beverly Hills. Hollywood USA - ZUMAg203 20250116_shc_g203_566

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Recording Date: Jan 16, 2025

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January 16, 2025, DAVID LYNCH, 78, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died just days before his 79th birthday. The cause of death not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema, after smoking since age 8. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: November 18, 2006, Hollywood, California, USA: DAVID LYNCH promoting Inland Empire in Beverly Hills. Hollywood USA - ZUMAg203 20250116_shc_g203_566

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