Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director David Lynch dies aged 78

Director-writer David Lynch, well known for cinematic giants such as "Twin Peaks" and "Mulholland Drive", has died aged 78.

His family announced his death on Facebook, writing, "There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'”

In 2024, the director revealed he had been diagnosed with emphysema and would not be able to leave his house to direct any longer.

Lynch leaves behind a celebrated body of work that melded elements of horror, film noir and classical European surrealism.

His cause of death is currently unknown.

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