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Inside David Lynch's heartbreaking health battle as he couldn't walk across a room' before death at 78


The legendary filmmaker, whose work included the movie Mulholland Drive and the series Twin Peaks, had been left homebound by his struggle with emphysema after smoking from the age of eight on.

The legendary filmmaker, whose work included the movie Mulholland Drive and the series Twin Peaks, had been left homebound by his struggle with emphysema; pictured in 1999 His loved ones broke the news of his death on Facebook this Tuesday, writing: 't is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. News of his death was greeted by an outpouring of praise from Hollywood figures, including fellow directors James Gunn, Harmony Korine and Ron Howard.

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