David Lynch, who directed the popular 1990s drama 'Twin Peaks' and the film 'Wild at Heart', has passed away. He was 78 years old.
On the 16th (local time), his family wrote on Facebook, "Our family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of David Lynch, both as an artist and as a human being."
The specific cause of death has not been disclosed. However, David Lynch, who had been a long-time smoker, was diagnosed with emphysema and had stated last year that he would no longer be able to leave home to work as a director.
Born in 1946, David Lynch was known as the 'king of cult films' for constantly incorporating bizarre yet uniquely artistic attempts into his works, breaking conventional cinematic grammar.
Among Lynch's works, the most commercially successful was the TV drama series 'Twin Peaks' (1990-1991).
The drama depicted the investigation of a quirky FBI agent into the murder of a young woman who was crowned festival queen in the fictional rural town of Twin Peaks.
With its gripping story and direction, it captured the hearts of American viewers and gained immense popularity when it aired on terrestrial channels in South Korea in 1993.
The film 'Mulholland Drive', which won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival, was also ranked as the greatest film of the 21st century by the BBC.
