The cause of death for the director David Lynchwho created the “Twin peaks“TV series and acclaimed films such as” Fire Walk With Me “and” Mulholland Drive “were released almost a month after His death at 78 years old.
Lynch died of cardiac arrest following chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, According to a death certificate obtained by TMZ published on Friday. The document lists dehydration as an important factor contributing to the death of Lynch.
News from the death of Lynch A monumental response of fansmoviegoers and previous collaborators. Montanan Natal, a famous supporter of transcendental meditation, died last month. He announced in August that he received an emphysema diagnosis in 2020.
Lynch noted during the confirmation of her diagnosis in a social media post last summer that the chronic pulmonary condition was probably linked to his penchant for smoking. However, when the deceased director received an honorary Oscar in 2019He was firm on the habit.
“I have the emphysema of many years of smoking”, ” He wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I must say that I really liked smoking, and I like tobacco – the smell of it, light cigarettes on fire, smoke them – but there is a price to pay for this pleasure.”
Lynch established himself as an author in the late 1970s with films like “To erase” And “The elephant man“, Which was nominated for eight Oscars in 1981. The” Twin Peaks “of the 1990s became a cultural phenomenon that inaugurated a” vision “television era.
Star “Twin Peaks” Kyle Maclachlan cried Lynch in a sincere tribute last month.
“He clearly saw something in me that even me did not recognize”, He wrote at the time. “I really owe my whole career and my life to his vision. “What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean that bursts into him.”
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Lynch’s family announced their death in an equally painful position.
“There is a big hole in the world now that he is no longer with us,” They wrote in a Facebook statement. “But, as he would say,” keep an eye on the donut and not on the hole. “It’s a beautiful day with a golden sun and a blue sky all along.”
The director, who has published several books On mindfulness spiritual consciousness and the creative process that made him an icon, also sometimes acted – and was seen for the last time on the screen depicting the late director John Ford Steven Spielberg“Strot in 2022”The fablemans. “”
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“Now remember that” He tells a young budding filmmaker in the film. “When the horizon is at the bottom, it’s interesting. When the horizon is at the top, it’s interesting. When the horizon is in the middle, it’s boring like shit. Now good luck to you.
Lynch is survived by four children, as well as some ex-lovers, which also paid a sincere tribute After his death.