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David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is a retired American movie director, screenwriter and actor.
David Lynch | |
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Born | David Keith Lynch January 20, 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Alma mater | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, AFI Conservatory |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1967–2024 |
Notable work | Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man, Eraserhead |
Style | Nonlinear, psychological, neo-noir, surrealistic, horror |
Spouse(s) | Peggy Lentz (1967–1974) Mary Fisk (1977–1987) Mary Sweeney (2006) Emily Stofle (2009–present) |
Partner | Isabella Rossellini (1986–1991) |
Parent(s) | Donald Walton Lynch, Edwina (nee Sundholm) |
Lynch's movies include Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive. He was also responsible for a television series called Twin Peaks, his overall most famous work. Eraserhead, his first movie, is still his most famous theatrical movie. It was recently deemed socially important by the United States Library of Congress. He has done much work with Jack Nance, who has appeared in many of his movies. He has said that all his movies will be done using digital video from now on.
He is also famous for his early short movies. The Alphabet and The Grandmother are two of his best known. The Alphabet is about fear of education. The Grandmother is about a lonely boy who grows a grandmother like a plant from a seed.
Over his career, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations[1] for Best Director and a nomination for best screenplay. Lynch has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival.
In August 2024, Lynch announced his retirement due to being diagnosed with emphysema years before.[2]
Year | Movie | Oscars | BAFTA | Golden Globe | Cannes Film Festival | ||||
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Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | Nominations | Wins | ||
1977 | Eraserhead | ||||||||
1980 | The Elephant Man | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
1984 | Dune | 1 | |||||||
1986 | Blue Velvet | 1 | 2 | ||||||
1990 | Wild at Heart | 1 | 1 | 1 | Palme d'Or | Palme d'Or | |||
1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | ||||||||
1997 | Lost Highway | ||||||||
1999 | The Straight Story | 1 | 2 | Palme d'Or | |||||
2001 | Mulholland Drive | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Palme d'Or | Best Director | ||
2006 | Inland Empire | ||||||||
2006 | Maharishi |
Year | Movie | DVD availability | Blu-ray availability |
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1966 | Six Men Getting Sick | The Short Films of David Lynch | Eraserhead Blu-ray |
1967 | Absurd Encounter with Fear | The Lime Green Set | |
1967 | Fictitious Anacin Commercial | The Lime Green Set | |
1968 | The Alphabet | The Short Films of David Lynch | Eraserhead Blu-ray |
1970 | The Grandmother | The Short Films of David Lynch | Wild at Heart Blu-ray |
1974 | The Amputee | The Short Films of David Lynch | Eraserhead Blu-ray |
1988 | The Cowboy and the Frenchman | The Short Films of David Lynch | |
1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1 | The Lime Green Set | |
1995 | Premonition Following An Evil Deed | The Short Films of David Lynch | Wild at Heart Blu-ray |
2002 | Darkened Room | Dynamic 1 | Lost Highway Blu-ray |
2002 | Dumbland | Wild at Heart Blu-ray | |
2006 | Ballerina | Extra on Inland Empire DVD | |
2007 | Absurda | ||
2007 | Boat | Dynamic 1 | Lost Highway Blu-ray |
2007 | Bug Crawls | Dynamic 1 | Lost Highway Blu-ray |
2007 | Industrial Soundscape | Dynamic 1 | |
2007 | Lamp | Dynamic 1 | |
2007 | Out Yonder Neighbor Boy | Dynamic 1 | |
2007 | Intervalometer Experiments | Dynamic 1 | |
2008 | Scissors | The Lime Green Set | |
2010 | Lady Blue Shanghai | ||
2011 | The 3 Rs | Viennale's website[3] |
Year | Series | Episodes |
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1990–1991 | Twin Peaks | 30 |
1992 | On the Air | 7 |
1993 | Hotel Room | 3 |
2012 | Louie | 2 |
Year | Series | Episodes | Available on DVD |
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2002 | Rabbits | 8 | The Lime Green Set DVD |
2002 | Dumbland | 8 | The Lime Green Set DVD |
Out Yonder | The Lime Green Set DVD | ||
2009 | Interview Project Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine |
Year | Song | Musician |
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1990 | "Wicked Game" (movie version) | Chris Isaak |
1995 | "Longing" | X Japan |
1999 | "Thank You Judge" | David Lynch |
2009 | "Shot in the Back of the Head" | Moby |
2010 | "I Touch A Red Button Man" | Interpol |
2011 | "Crazy Clown Time" | David Lynch |
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