Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive director David Lynch has died at the age of 78. The news of the Twin Peaks co-creator's death was first reported on Facebook by his family on his official account, where the following was shared: It is with deep regret that we,

David Lynch, the four-time Oscar-nominee behind ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Mulholland Drive’ and ‘The Elephant Man’ who also created TV's ‘Twin Peaks,’ has died at 78.

David Lynch has died at 78. The filmmaker was celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”