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Lynch won acclaim for his weird and wonderful sequences and was honored with an Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2019.
David Lynch, known for films such as Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive, has died aged 78.
Lynch's family announced his death on social media post on Thursday without releasing information about his cause of death.
“We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There is a big hole in the world now that he is no longer with us. But, as he would say, “Keep your eye on the donut, not the hole,” the post states. “It's a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”
Born in Montana, in the western United States, the award-winning director, writer and artist—earning three Academy Award nominations for Best Director and one nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay—won fame for his unique and compelling visions on screen.
Inspired by a rundown part of Pennsylvania while an art student in the 1960s at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Lynch produced the strange, dreamlike film Eraserhead in 1977.
It was his first major feature film and earned a cult following with fans including famed director Stanley Kubrick.
He followed that debut with The Elephant Man, which explored the life of a physically deformed man living in Victorian England. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards. Although it failed to win any, The Elephant Man elevated Lynch to a vaunted position on the US film scene.
His films will feature some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Naomi Watts, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage. In 1990 he branched out into television with the cult classic Twin Peaks, which continued his exploration of queer and neo-noir themes.
Lynch later won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in France for his 1990 romantic comedy Wild at Heart.
Lynch, who was a few days shy of his 79th birthday, received an honorary Academy Award in 2019. for his lifetime achievement. In 2006 he also received the “Golden Lion” award for his contribution to cinema at the Venice Film Festival.
After his death, social media poured in tributes. Fellow director Ron Howard, for example, remembered Lynch as “a gracious man and a fearless artist who followed his heart and soul and proved that radical experimentation can lead to unforgettable cinema.”
Even journalists shared their experience of interviewing the late director.
“When I interviewed David Lynch, he asked for my address,” wrote Nick Newman, managing editor of film publication The Film Stage, in a social media post. “A few weeks later it came up.”
Newman then shared a photo of a coffee mug signed by Lynch.
“He didn't need to do that. No one, among the dozens of people I interviewed, even came close to such generosity.
