David Lynch passed away on January 16, 2025, at age 78 irishtimes.com. The world learned of his death via an announcement from his family and Legacy.com, with a request for privacy and reflection facebook.comLegacy.
A painter-turned-filmmaker, Lynch delivered cinematic visions unlike any before: Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks. His surreal landscapes explored desire, dread, and dream logic in ways that rewrote film language itself Legacy+1Legacy+1. Filmmakers, artists, and fans worldwide owe him a debt for expanding imagination and showing beauty in the strange.