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David Lynch’s Cause of Death: How the ‘Twin Peaks’ Filmmaker Died

Lynch revolutionized the film industry. Learn about the late filmmaker and actor, who died when he was 78 years old.

Famous for directing the movies The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive and the TV show Twin Peaks, the filmmaker revolutionized Hollywood by bringing a surrealist and darker approach to film. Shortly before he died in January 2025, Deadline reported that Lynch was forced to evacuate his Los Angeles County home due to the Sunset fire. Due to his past smoking addiction, Lynch spent his final months on supplemental oxygen, he told PEOPLE in November 2024.

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