David Lynch, Iconic Filmmaker and Musician, Dies at 78

David Lynch He died. It was the news Announce On the official page of the director and musician on Facebook. “We appreciate some privacy at this time,” the Lynch family wrote. “There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, he says, ‘Keep your eye on the cake and not the hole.'” No cause of death was given. David Lynch was 78 years old.

David Keith Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana, in 1946. He and his family moved frequently during Lynch’s childhood, with stops in Idaho, North Carolina, Washington, and Virginia. In his youth, Lynch was a Boy Scout and rose to become an Eagle Scout. Lynch eventually attended the Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to study painting.

By the late 1960s, Lynch turned his attention to filmmaking, producing the short film Six men get sick (six times) While attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Lynch continued to work on short films before beginning work on his first feature, eraser. The film was released in 1977, It took five years to makeMost of the film was shot at the Graystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, the headquarters of the American Film Institute, where Lynch lived. The surreal black-and-white film starred Jack Nance as the father of an alien-like child and featured a score that Lynch composed with Alan R. Splitt. The sound was dark, industrial, harsh, and, as became evident in subsequent Lynch works, absolutely essential to the film.

Having found success with eraserLynch went big with his second film in 1983 Elephant manwhich is essentially a biopic about Joseph Merrick and starring John Hurt in the title role. Anthony Hopkins co-starred Elephant manwhich was a huge success and received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and more at the 1981 Academy Awards.

Lynch, who had become a rising movie star, was set to direct Frank Herbert’s 1984 sci-fi classic. Sand dunes. The film, which features a musical score by Toto, was a flop, but has since become a cult classic. Lynch regained his form with his next film in 1986 Blue velvetstarring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern. Often considered Lynch’s masterpiece, Blue velvet It received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Director. It was also the first time Lynch collaborated with a composer and musician Angelo Badalamentiwith whom the director will continue a fruitful professional relationship.