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David Lynch

David Lynch at Cannes Film Festival in 2001. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages
BornDavid Keith Lynch
January 20, 1946 (1946-01-20) (age 62)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Spouse(s)Peggy Lynch (1967-1974)
Mary Fisk (1977-1987)
Mary Sweeney (2006)

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, painter, composer, video and performance artist. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mary Sweeney (born January 1, 1953) is an award-winning American Film editor and Film producer best known for collaborating with the Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Video art is a type of Art which relies on Moving pictures and is comprised of Video and/or audio data This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, for The Elephant Man (1980),[1] Blue Velvet (1986),[2] and Mulholland Drive (2001). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Elephant Man is a 1980 Biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity Joseph Merrick (called John Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism [3] He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world Lynch is probably best recalled as the director of The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr. and as the creator of the Twin Peaks television series. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen

Over a lengthy career, Lynch has employed a distinctive and unorthodox approach to narrative film making (dubbed Lynchian), which has become instantly recognizable to many audiences and critics worldwide. Lynch's films are known for surreal, nightmarish and dreamlike images and meticulously crafted sound design. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Sound design is a technical/conceptually creative field It covers all non-compositional elements of a film a play a music performance His work often explores the seedy underside of "Small Town U. S. " (particularly Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks), or sprawling California metropolises (Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and his latest release, Inland Empire). California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. INLAND EMPIRE is a 2006 feature film written and directed by David Lynch. Beginning with his experimental film school feature Eraserhead (1977), he has maintained a strong cult following despite inconsistent commercial success. Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture.

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Biography

Early life

Lynch was born in Missoula, Montana on January 20, 1946. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] His father, Donald, was a U.S. Department of Agriculture research scientist and his mother, Sunny Lynch, was an English language tutor. In British Australian New Zealand Italian and some Canadian universities, a tutor is often but not always a Postgraduate Student or a Lecturer [4] He was raised throughout the Pacific Northwest and Durham, North Carolina. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Durham is a city in the US state of North Carolina. It is the County seat of Durham County He attained the rank of Eagle Scout and, on his 15th birthday, served as an usher at John F. Kennedy's Presidential Inauguration. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Inauguration Day is the day every four years on which the President of the United States is sworn in and takes office. [4] Lynch is a Presbyterian. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity [5][6]

Intending to become an artist, Lynch attended classes at Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. while finishing high school in Alexandria, Virginia. The Corcoran College of Art and Design, (Originally the Corcoran School of Art) founded in 1890, is the only professional college of art and design Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He enrolled in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for one year (where he was a roommate of Peter Wolf[7]) before leaving for Europe with his friend and fellow artist Jack Fisk, planning to study with Austrian expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate College located in For the Austrian-born composer producer songwriter and arranger see Peter Wolf (producer. Jack Fisk (born 19 December 1945 in Canton Illinois) is an Academy Award -nominated American Movie industry professional frequently Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an Emotional effect it is a subjective art form Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980 was an Austrian Artist, Poet and Playwright, best known for his intense expressionistic Although he had planned to stay for three years, Lynch returned to the US after only 15 days.

Early career and short films (1966–1970)

In 1966, Lynch relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) and made a series of complex mosaics in geometric shapes which he called Industrial Symphonies. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by painter and scientist Charles Willson Peale, sculptor Lynch's receipt for his first camera, purchased in Philadelphia on April 25, 1967 at Fotorama, lists his residency as 2429 Aspen Street. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This house is located in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood, also known as the Art Museum neighborhood. Fairmount is a United States neighborhood in the North Philadelphia area of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The receipt can be viewed on The Short Films of David Lynch. The Short Films of David Lynch ( 2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of American filmmaker David Lynch. At this time, he also began working in film. His first short film Six Men Getting Sick (1966), which he described as "57 seconds of growth and fire, and three seconds of vomit", was played on a loop at an art exhibit. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. The Short Films of David Lynch ( 2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of American filmmaker David Lynch. It won the Academy's annual film contest. This led to a commission from H. Barton Wasserman to do a film installation in his home. After a disastrous first attempt that resulted in a completely blurred, frameless print, Wasserman allowed Lynch to keep the remaining portion of the commission. Using this, he created The Alphabet. The Short Films of David Lynch ( 2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of American filmmaker David Lynch.

In 1970, Lynch turned his attention away from fine art and focused primarily on film. He won a $5,000 grant from the American Film Institute to produce The Grandmother, about a neglected boy who “grows” a grandmother from a seed. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The Short Films of David Lynch ( 2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of American filmmaker David Lynch. The 30-minute film exhibited many elements that would become Lynch trademarks, including unsettling sound and disturbingly surrealistic imagery and a focus on unconscious desires instead of traditional narration. Many observers throughout history have argued that there are influences on Consciousness from other parts of the Mind.

Cult success (1975–1979)

In 1971, Lynch moved to Los Angeles to attend the M. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West F. A. studies at the AFI Conservatory. At the Conservatory, Lynch began working on his first feature-length film, Eraserhead, using a $10,000 grant from the AFI. Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch. The grant did not provide enough money to complete the film and, due to lack of a sufficient budget, Eraserhead was filmed intermittently until 1977. Lynch used money from friends and family, including boyhood friend Jack Fisk, a production designer and the husband of actress Sissy Spacek, and even took a paper route to finish it. Jack Fisk (born 19 December 1945 in Canton Illinois) is an Academy Award -nominated American Movie industry professional frequently Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning American Actress and singer

A stark and enigmatic film, Eraserhead tells the story of a quiet young man (Jack Nance) living in an industrial wasteland, whose girlfriend gives birth to a constantly crying mutant baby. Marvin John Nance ( December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as A mutant is an individual organism or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of Mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA Lynch has referred to Eraserhead as "my Philadelphia story", meaning it reflects all of the dangerous and fearful elements he encountered while studying and living in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Story is a romantic Comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and directed by Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [8] He said "this feeling left its traces deep down inside me. And when it came out again, it became Eraserhead".

The final film was initially judged to be almost unreleasable, but thanks to the efforts of The Elgin Theatre distributor Ben Barenholtz, it became an instant cult classic and was a staple of midnight movie showings for the next decade. Ben Barenholtz has been a key presence in the independent film scene – as an exhibitor distributor and producer – since the late 1960s when he opened the Elgin Cinema in A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. It was also a critical success, launching Lynch to the forefront of avant-garde filmmaking. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Stanley Kubrick said that it was one of his all-time favorite films. [9][10] It cemented the team of actors and technicians who would continue to define the texture of his work for years to come, including cinematographer Frederick Elmes, sound designer Alan Splet, and actor Jack Nance. Frederick Elmes, ASC (born May 4, 1946) is an American Cinematographer who has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Alan Splet (1939&ndash1995 was an Academy Award winning Sound designer and Sound editor. Marvin John Nance ( December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as

Rise to prominence (1980–1986)

David Lynch on the set of Blue Velvet with Kyle MacLachlan.
David Lynch on the set of Blue Velvet with Kyle MacLachlan. Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir

Eraserhead brought Lynch to the attention of producer Mel Brooks, who hired him to direct 1980's The Elephant Man, a biopic of deformed Victorian era figure Joseph Merrick. Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist The Elephant Man is a 1980 Biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity Joseph Merrick (called John A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The film was a huge commercial success, and earned eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay nods for Lynch. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States It also established his place as a commercially viable, if somewhat dark and unconventional, Hollywood director. George Lucas, a fan of Eraserhead, offered Lynch the opportunity to direct Return of the Jedi, which he refused, feeling that it would be more Lucas's vision than his own. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas [8]

Afterwards, Lynch agreed to direct a big budget adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel Dune for Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis's De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, on the condition that the company release a second Lynch project, over which the director would have complete creative control. Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis (born August 8 1919) is an Academy Award -winning Italian De Laurentiis Entertainment Group ( DEG) was a production company/distribution unit founded by producer Dino De Laurentiis. Although De Laurentiis hoped it would be the next Star Wars, Lynch's Dune (1984) was a critical and commercial dud, costing $45 million to make, and grossing a mere $27. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded This article is about the 1984 film See Frank Herbert's Dune for the 2000 television adaptation 4 million domestically. The studio released an "extended cut" of the film for syndicated television in which some footage was reinstated; however, the main caveat was that certain shots from elsewhere in the film were repeated throughout the story to give the impression that other footage had been added. Whatever the case, this was not representative of Lynch's intended cut, but rather a cut that the studio felt was more comprehensible than the original theatrical version. Lynch objected to these changes and disowned the extended cut, which has "Alan Smithee" credited as the director. For the 1997 film see An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn, Alan Smithee (or the alternate spellings Allen Smithee Alan Smythee This version has since been released on video worldwide.

Lynch at the 1990 Emmy Awards ceremony.
Lynch at the 1990 Emmy Awards ceremony.

Lynch's second De Laurentiis-financed project was 1986's Blue Velvet, the story of a college student (Kyle MacLachlan) who discovers his small, idealistic hometown hides a dark side after investigating a severed ear he found in a field. Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor The film featured memorable performances from Isabella Rossellini as a tormented lounge singer, and Dennis Hopper as a crude, psychopathic criminal, and the leader of a small gang of backwater hoodlums. Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, Filmmaker, Author, Philanthropist Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker Psychopathy ( is a psychological construct that describes chronic immoral and Antisocial behavior

Although Lynch had found success previously with The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet's controversy with audiences and critics introduced him into the mainstream, and became a huge critical and commercial success. Thus, the film earned Lynch his second Academy Award nomination for Best Director. The content of the film and its artistic merit drew much controversy from audiences and critics alike in 1986 and onwards. Blue Velvet introduced several common elements of his work, including abused women, the dark underbelly of small towns, and unconventional uses of vintage songs. Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet" and Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" are both featured in disturbing ways. Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American Pop music singer Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning " In Dreams " is a song composed and sung by American Rock and roll performer Roy Orbison. It was also the first time Lynch worked with composer Angelo Badalamenti, who would contribute to all of his future full-length films except Inland Empire. Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22 1937 is an Italian-American Composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably

Woody Allen, whose film Hannah and Her Sisters was nominated for Best Picture, said that Blue Velvet was his favourite film of the year. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 Comedy film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family told mostly during a year that begins and ends with The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working [11] The film is consistently ranked as one of the greatest American films ever made, and has become a hugely influential motion picture, the impact of which is still being felt in Hollywood and popular culture.

Continued success (1987-1996) and transition to TV

After failing to secure funding for several completed scripts in the late 1980s, Lynch collaborated with television producer Mark Frost on the show Twin Peaks, which was about a small Washington town that is the location of several bizarre occurrences. Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist television/film writer director and Executive producer. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The show centered around the investigation by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) into the death of popular high school student Laura Palmer, an investigation that unearthed the secrets of many town residents, something that stemmed from Blue Velvet. FBI Special Agent Dale B Cooper is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Laura Palmer is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Lynch directed six episodes of the series, including the feature-length pilot, wrote or co-wrote several more and even acted in some episodes. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series.

The show debuted on the ABC Network on April 8, 1990 and gradually rose from cult hit to cultural phenomenon, and because of its originality and success remains one of the most well-known television series of the decade. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Catch phrases from the show entered the culture and parodies of it were seen on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Lynch appeared on the cover of Time magazine largely because of the success of the series. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Lynch, who has seldom acted in his career, also appeared on the show as the partially-deaf FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole, who shouted his every word. Gordon Cole is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.

However, Lynch clashed with the ABC Network on several matters, particularly whether or not to reveal Laura Palmer's killer. The network insisted that the revelation be made during the second season but Lynch wanted the mystery to last as long as the series. Lynch soon became disenchanted with the series, and, as a result, many cast members complained of feeling abandoned. Later, in a roundtable discussion with cast members included in the 2007 DVD release of the series, he stated that he and Frost never intended to ever reveal the identity of Laura's killer, that ABC forced him to reveal the culprit prematurely, and that agreeing to do so is one of his biggest professional regrets. [12]

It was at this time that Lynch began to work with editor/producer/domestic partner Mary Sweeney who had been one of his assistant editors on Blue Velvet. Mary Sweeney (born January 1, 1953) is an award-winning American Film editor and Film producer best known for collaborating with the Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir This was a collaboration that would last some eleven projects. During this period, Sweeney also gave birth to their son.

Adapted from the novel by Barry Gifford, Wild at Heart was an almost hallucinatory crime/road movie starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. Barry Gifford (born October 18 1946 is an American Author, Poet, and Screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford 's pulp novel Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from A road film is a Film genre in which the film's plot takes place during a journey Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival but was met with a muted response from American critics and viewers. The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Reportedly, several people walked out of test screenings. A test screening is a preview screening of a movie or television show before its general release in order to gauge audience reaction

The missing link between Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart, however, is Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted. Industrial Symphony No 1 The Dream of the Broken Hearted is a short avant-garde musical play directed by David Lynch, with music by Angelo Badalamenti It was originally presented on-stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City on November 10, 1989 as a part of the New Music America Festival. Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM) is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde The City of New York Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) New Music America was an American festival of experimental or Downtown New music. Industrial Symphony No. 1 is another collaboration between composer Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch. It features five songs by Julee Cruise and stars several members of the Twin Peaks cast as well as Nic Cage, Laura Dern and Julee Cruise. Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston Iowa) is an American singer, and Actress. Lynch described this musical spectacle as the "sound effects and music and . . . happening on the stage. And, it has something to do with, uh, a relationship ending. " David Lynch produced a 50 minute video of the performance in 1990.

Twin Peaks suffered a severe ratings drop and was canceled in 1991. Still, Lynch scripted a prequel to the series about the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer. A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative The resulting film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), flopped at the box office. Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me (sometimes referred to as Fire Walk with Me, or internationally Twin Peaks The Movie) is a 1992 movie

As a quick blip during this time period, he and Mark Frost wrote and directed several episodes of the short lived comedy series On the Air for ABC, which followed the zany antics at a 1950s TV studio. Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist television/film writer director and Executive producer. In the US, only three episodes were aired, although seven were filmed. In the Netherlands, all seven were aired by VPRO. The VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Company" was established in the Netherlands BBC2 in the UK also aired all seven episodes. Lynch also produced (with Frost) and directed the documentary television series American Chronicles. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality American Chronicles is a documentary Television program which was run by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990 fall lineup.

His next project was much more low-key: he directed two episodes of a three-episode HBO mini-series called Hotel Room about events that happened in the same hotel room in a span of decades. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Hotel Room was a three episode 1993 HBO Television series produced by David Lynch (who directed two of them

Comic strip (1983–1992)

Lynch also had a comic strip – The Angriest Dog in the World – which featured unchanging graphics (various panels showing the angular, angry dog chained up in a yard full of bones) and cryptic philosophical references. The Angriest Dog in the World is a Comic strip created by film director David Lynch. It ran from 1983 until 1992 in the Village Voice, Creative Loafing and other tabloid and alternative publications.

Recent works (1997–present)

Lynch speaking at an Amazon.com reception in January 2007.
Lynch speaking at an Amazon.com reception in January 2007. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington.

In 1997, Lynch returned with the non-linear, noir-like film Lost Highway, co-written by Barry Gifford and starring Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Lost Highway is a 1997 Psychological thriller directed by David Lynch. William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film television and stage actor Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. The film failed commercially and received a mixed response from critics. However, thanks in part to a soundtrack featuring David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails and The Smashing Pumpkins, it helped gain Lynch a new audience of Generation X viewers. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or

In 1999, Lynch surprised fans and critics with the G-rated, Disney-produced The Straight Story, written and edited by Mary Sweeney, which was, on the surface, a simple and humble movie telling the true story of an Iowa man, played by Richard Farnsworth, who rides a lawnmower to Wisconsin to make peace with his ailing brother, played by Harry Dean Stanton. The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established The Straight Story is a 1999 film directed by David Lynch. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight 's journey across Iowa and Mary Sweeney (born January 1, 1953) is an award-winning American Film editor and Film producer best known for collaborating with the Alvin Ray Straight ( 17 October 1920 &ndash 15 November 1996) was a resident of Laurens, Iowa. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Richard W Farnsworth ( September 1, 1920 &ndash October 6, 2000) was an Oscar -nominated American Actor Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor. The film garnered positive reviews and reached a new audience for its director.

The same year, Lynch approached ABC once again with an idea for a television drama. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The network gave Lynch the go-ahead to shoot a two-hour pilot for the series Mulholland Drive, but disputes over content and running time led to the project being shelved indefinitely. Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism

With seven million dollars from the French production company StudioCanal, Lynch completed the pilot as a film. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of Performing arts, Film, Radio or a Television program StudioCanal Image SA (aka Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal + Distribution, and Canal+ Image) is a French -based production Mulholland Drive is an enigmatic tale of the dark side of Hollywood and stars Naomi Watts, Laura Harring and Justin Theroux. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican American Actress and former Miss USA (1985 Justin Theroux (born August 10, 1971) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and director. The film performed relatively well at the box office worldwide and was a critical success earning Lynch a Best Director prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival (shared with Joel Coen for The Man Who Wasn't There) and a Best Director award from the New York Film Critics Association. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue The Best Director Award (Prix de la mise en scène is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 Neo-noir film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

In 2002, Lynch created a series of online shorts entitled Dumbland. Dumbland is a series of eight crudely animated shorts written directed and voiced by director David Lynch in 2002 Intentionally crude both in content and execution, the eight-episode series was later released on DVD. [13] The same year, Lynch treated his fans to his own version of a sitcom via his website - Rabbits, eight episodes of surrealism in a rabbit suit. Rabbits is a 2002 Film written and directed by David Lynch. It consists of an 8-episode series of short videos Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Later, he showed his experiments with Digital Video (DV) in the form of the Japanese style horror short Darkened Room. Digital Video (DV is a Digital video format created by Sony JVC Panasonic and other video camera procuers and launched in 1995 and in its smaller tape Form factor Darkened Room is a short 8-minute Film directed by David Lynch.

At the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, Lynch announced that he had spent over a year shooting his new project digitally in Poland. The 2005 Cannes Film Festival started on May 11 and ran until May 22. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The feature, titled Inland Empire, included Lynch regulars such as Laura Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, and Mulholland Drive star Justin Theroux, with cameos by Naomi Watts and Laura Harring (actors in the rabbit suits), and a performance by Jeremy Irons. INLAND EMPIRE is a 2006 feature film written and directed by David Lynch. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor. Justin Theroux (born August 10, 1971) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and director. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Lynch described the piece as "a mystery about a woman in trouble". It was released in December 2006. In an effort to promote the film, Lynch made appearances with a cow and a placard bearing the slogan "Without cheese there would be no Inland Empire".

Despite his almost exclusive focus on America, Lynch, like Woody Allen, has found a large audience in France; Inland Empire, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway and Fire Walk With Me were all funded through French production companies. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

The most recent work that Lynch has directed is a fragrance short film/commercial for Gucci. The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and Leather goods label It features 3 prominent models, dancing in what appear to be their own luxurious homes, to the soundtrack of Blondie. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records A video of the commercial plus a behind-the-scenes video of the making of the commercial is available online at the Gucci website.

In May 2008, Lynch announced that he was working on a road documentary "about his dialogues with regular folk on the meaning of life, with the likes of 60’s troubadour Donovan and John Hagelin, the physicist, as traveling companions". Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist John Hagelin, scientist educator and three-time third-party candidate for President of the United States is Professor of Physics and Director of the Institute of Science Technology [14]

Awards and honors

Lynch has twice won France's César Award for Best Foreign Film and served as President of the jury at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, where he had previously won the Palme d'Or in 1990. César Award for Best Foreign Film 1976 - Profumo di donna - Dino Risi Aguirre The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. On September 6. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started 2006 Lynch received a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world He also premiered his latest work, Inland Empire, at the festival. [15]

Lynch has received four Academy Award nominations: Best Director for The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001), as well as Best Adapted Screenplay for The Elephant Man (1980). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Elephant Man is a 1980 Biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity Joseph Merrick (called John The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent Film awards in the United States The Elephant Man is a 1980 Biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity Joseph Merrick (called John The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens

Lynch was also honored by the French government with the Legion of Honor, the country's top civilian honor, as Chevalier in 2002 then Officier in 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [16]

Frequent collaborators

Main article: Frequent David Lynch collaborators

Lynch is also widely noted for his collaborations with various production artists and composers on his films and multiple different productions. David Lynch is known for his constant collaboratios with various of the same actors and crew in his productions He frequently uses Angelo Badalamenti to compose music for his productions, former wife Mary Sweeney as a film editor, casting director Johanna Ray, and cast members Harry Dean Stanton, Jack Nance, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Isabella Rossellini and Laura Dern. Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22 1937 is an Italian-American Composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably Mary Sweeney (born January 1, 1953) is an award-winning American Film editor and Film producer best known for collaborating with the Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14, 1926) is an American Actor. Marvin John Nance ( December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22 1959 in Yakima Washington) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor Naomi Ellen Watts (born September Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, Filmmaker, Author, Philanthropist Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress.

Themes

Though interpretations do vary, those who study Lynch's work generally do find such images to represent consistent or semi-consistent themes throughout his body of work. Also, Lynch often includes either small town United States in his films as a setting or location, for example Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, or sprawling metropolis, for example Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive, where Los Angeles, California becomes the primary location. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Beaten or abused women are also a common theme or subject in his productions, as are intimations or explicit mention of sexual abuse and incest (Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks, Wild At Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and some would pick up references in Mulholland Dr, The Alphabet and The Grandmother. ).

On a similar note, he has also developed a tendency during the second half of his career to feature his leading female actors in multiple or "split" roles, thus many of his characters have multiple, fractured identities in his films. Starting with the choice to cast Sheryl Lee both as Laura Palmer and as twin cousin Maddy Ferguson on Twin Peaks it continues to be a primary theme in his later works. Sheryl Lee (born April 22, 1967) is an American Actress. She came to international attention for her performances on the 1990 cult Laura Palmer is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Madeleine "Maddy" Ferguson is a fictional character in David Lynch 's 1990 American TV series Twin Peaks. In Lost Highway, Patricia Arquette has the dual role of Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield. Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. In Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts was cast as Diane Selwyn/Betty Elms and Laura Harring as Camilla Rhodes/Rita. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September The theme is even further carried out by Laura Dern's performance in his latest production Inland Empire. Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress. Though there are instances in these films of men taking on multiple roles, it seems more common for Lynch to create multi-character roles for his female actors.

Film critic Roger Ebert has been notoriously unfavorable towards Lynch, even accusing him of misogyny in his reviews of Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford 's pulp novel [17][18] In early days, Ebert was one of few major critics to dislike Blue Velvet. He seems to have had a change of heart in recent years, as he has written enthusiastic reviews of recent Lynch films such as The Straight Story[19] and Mulholland Drive. The Straight Story is a 1999 film directed by David Lynch. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight 's journey across Iowa and Mulholland Drive is a 2001 Mystery film written and directed by David Lynch that exhibits elements of Film noir and Surrealism [20]

Trademarks

Influences

Lynch has expressed his admiration for filmmakers Jacques Tati, Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini, writer Franz Kafka (stating "the only artist I felt could be my brother was Kafka"), and artist Francis Bacon. Jacques Tati (October 9 &ndashNovember 5) was a noted French comedic Filmmaker. Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film Francis Bacon' (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992 was an Irish-born British figurative painter. He states that the majority of Kubrick films are in his top ten, that he really loves Kafka, and that Bacon paints images that are both visually stunning, and emotionally touching. He has also cited the Austrian expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka as an inspiration for his works. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an Emotional effect it is a subjective art form Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980 was an Austrian Artist, Poet and Playwright, best known for his intense expressionistic Lynch has a love for the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz and frequently makes reference to it in his films, most overtly in Wild at Heart. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Wild at Heart is a 1990 American film written and directed by David Lynch, and based on Barry Gifford 's pulp novel

An early influence on Lynch was the book The Art Spirit by American turn-of-the-century artist and teacher Robert Henri. Robert Henri ( June 25, 1865 - July 12, 1929) was an American painter notable for his teaching abilities and for leadership of the When he was in high school, Bushnell Keeler, an artist who was the stepfather of one of his friends, introduced Lynch to Henri's book, which became his bible. As Lynch said in Chris Rodley's book Lynch on Lynch, "it helped me decide my course for painting — 100 percent right there. " Lynch, like Henri, moved from rural America to an urban environment to pursue an artistic career. Henri was an urban realist painter, legitimizing every day city life as the subject of his work, much in the same way that Lynch first drew street scenes. Henri's work also bridged changing centuries, from America's agricultural 19th century into the industrial 20th century, much in the same fashion as Lynch's films blend the nostalgic happiness of the fifties to the twisted weirdness of the eighties and nineties.

His influences have also included Luis Buñuel, Werner Herzog, Roman Polanski, Billy Wilder, John Ford, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola and Ernst Lubitsch. Luis Buñuel Portolés (22 February 1900 &ndash 29 July 1983 was a Spanish -born Filmmaker and naturalized Mexican who worked mainly in Mexico Werner Herzog (born Werner H Stipetić; September 5 1942 is a German Film director, Screenwriter, actor and Opera director Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Ernst Lubitsch ( January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was a German -born Jewish Film director. Some of them have cited Lynch as an influence themselves, most notably Kubrick, who stated that he modeled his vision of The Shining (1980) upon that of Eraserhead and who, according to Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish, once commented while screening Eraserhead for a small group that it was his favorite film. The Shining is a 1980 horror Film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King 's novel of the same name Catching the Big Fish Meditation Consciousness and Creativity is a book by David Lynch that discusses his experiences with Transcendental Meditation Mario Bava, the prolific Italian horror filmmaker, has frequently been cited as an influence on Lynch. Mario Bava ( July 31 1914 – April 25 1980) was an Italian director, Screenwriter, and Cinematographer Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest [4]

Unfinished and unrealized projects

Cinematographer/director Caleb Deschanel, who was also at the AFI at the time and wanted to shoot the film, introduced Lynch to a producer at 20th Century Fox. Caleb Deschanel, ASC (born September 21, 1944) is an American Cinematographer. The studio was interested in making a series of low-budget horror films and wanted to expand "Gardenback" into a feature film. The studio was willing to give Lynch $50,000 to make it but wanted the 45-page script to be expanded. This involved writing dialogue -- something Lynch had never tried before. Lynch said in Lynch on Lynch, "What I wrote was pretty much worthless, but something happened inside me about structure, about scenes. And I don't even know what it was, but it sort of percolated down and became part of me. But the script was pretty much worthless. I knew I'd just watered it down. " Consequently, Lynch became disenchanted with the project. Some of the elements in "Gardenback" would later surface in Eraserhead, such as its main characters Henry and Mary X.

Personal life

Lynch speaking in Washington D.C., January 23, 2007
Lynch speaking in Washington D.C., January 23, 2007

Lynch tends to keep his personal life private and rarely comments on his films. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, he does attend public events and film festivals when he or his films are nominated/awarded. He is known to be notoriously evasive and cagey in interviews, and refuses to discuss the plot details and "true meanings" of his films, preferring viewers to come away with their own interpretations. None of his films released on DVD have director commentary tracks, and some (as per his request) do not even have chapter selections. This is due, at least in part, to his belief that a film should be viewed from beginning to end without interruption or distraction. Despite this belief, the DVD release of Inland Empire is divided into chapters, with Lynch explaining why in the "Stories" feature. In addition, on his two DVD collections of short films, Lynch provides short introductions to each film.

In the 1980s, Lynch expressed that he liked Ronald Reagan and at one point he had dinner with the Reagans at the White House, though he sees himself as a Libertarian or Democrat. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. [22]

In the "Stories" feature on the Eraserhead DVD, Lynch mentions that he ate French fries and grilled cheese almost every day while on the set. Eraserhead is a 1977 Surrealist Horror film written and directed by David Lynch. French fries ( North American English; sometimes not capitalized chips ( British English) fries or French-fried potatoes (formal A grilled cheese sandwich (also known as a cheese toastie or toasted cheese sandwich is a toasted or fried sandwich consisting of two slices of bread Despite his professional accomplishments, Lynch once characterized himself simply as "Eagle Scout, Missoula, Montana". Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA [23]

Appearing on Dutch television station VPRO on December 3, 2006, Lynch made a rare appearance where he played clips from Loose Change and discussed his doubts about the official explanation of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The VPRO (originally an acronym for Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep, or "Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Company" was established in the Netherlands Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Loose Change (2005 2006 2007 is a series of documentary films written and directed by Dylan Avery and produced by Korey Rowe and Jason Bermas and is distributed

In 1967, Lynch married Peggy Lentz in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. They had one child, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, born in 1968, who currently works as a film director. Jennifer Chambers Lynch (born April 7, 1968) is an American Film director and Screenwriter, best known for writing the book They filed for divorce in 1974. On June 21, 1977, Lynch married Mary Fisk, and the couple had one child, Austin Jack Lynch, born in 1982. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays They divorced in 1987, and Lynch began dating Isabella Rossellini, after filming Blue Velvet. Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, Filmmaker, Author, Philanthropist

Lynch and Rossellini broke up in 1991, and Lynch developed a relationship with Mary Sweeney, with whom he had one son, Riley Lynch, in 1992. Mary Sweeney (born January 1, 1953) is an award-winning American Film editor and Film producer best known for collaborating with the Sweeney also worked as long-time film editor/producer to Lynch and co-wrote and produced The Straight Story. The Straight Story is a 1999 film directed by David Lynch. It is based on the true story of Alvin Straight 's journey across Iowa and The two married in May 2006, but divorced later in July.

Transcendental Meditation

In December 2, 2005, Lynch told the Washington Post that he had been practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) twice a day, for 20 minutes each time, for 32 years. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Transcendental Meditation or TM is the trademarked name of a Meditation technique introduced in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008 [24] He was initiated into TM on July 1, 1973, at 11:00 a. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. m. , in a TM Center at Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles[25] by a teacher he thought "looked like Doris Day". State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [26] Since then he never missed a program. He advocates its use in bringing peace to the world. In July 2005, he launched the David Lynch Foundation For Consciousness-Based Education and Peace[27][28] to fund research about TM's positive effects, and he promotes the technique and his vision by an ongoing tour of college campuses that began in September 2005. [29] A streaming video of one of Lynch's public performances is available at his foundation's website. Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the

Lynch is working for the establishment of seven "peace palaces", each with 8000 salaried people practicing advanced techniques of TM, "pumping peace for the world. " He estimates the cost at $7 billion. As of December 2005, he had spent $400,000 of his own money and raised $1 million in donations from a handful of wealthy individuals and organizations. [24] In December 2006, the New York Times reported that he continued to have that goal. [27]

Lynch has written a book, Catching the Big Fish (Tarcher/Penguin 2006), which discusses the impact of TM on his creative process. Catching the Big Fish Meditation Consciousness and Creativity is a book by David Lynch that discusses his experiences with Transcendental Meditation He is donating all author's royalties to the David Lynch Foundation.

Other interests

Lynch maintains an interest in other art forms. He described the twentieth century artist Francis Bacon as "to me, the main guy, the number one kinda hero painter". Francis Bacon' (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992 was an Irish-born British figurative painter. He continues to present art installations and stage designs. Installation art uses sculptural materials and other media to modify the way a particular space is experienced Scenic design (also known as stage design, set design or production design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as Film or In his spare time, he also designs and builds furniture. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal He started building furniture from his own designs as far back as his art school days. He built sheds during the making of Eraserhead, and many of the sets and furniture used in that movie are made by Lynch. He also made some of the furniture for Fred Madison's house in Lost Highway.

Lynch was the subject of a major art retrospective at the Fondation Cartier, Paris from March 3-May 27, 2007. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The show was entitled The Air is on Fire and included numerous paintings, photographs, drawings, alternative films and sound work. New site-specific art installations were created specially for the exhibition. Installation art uses sculptural materials and other media to modify the way a particular space is experienced A series of events accompanied the exhibition including live performances and concerts. [30] Some of Lynch's art include photographs of dissected chickens and other animals as a "Build your own Chicken" toy ad.

Between 1983 and 1992, Lynch wrote and drew a weekly comic strip called The Angriest Dog in the World for the L. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist The Angriest Dog in the World is a Comic strip created by film director David Lynch. A. Reader. The drawings in the panels never change — just the captions. The comic strip originated from a time in Lynch's life when he was filled with anger.

Lynch has also been involved in a number of musical projects, many of them related to his films. Most notably he produced and wrote lyrics for Julee Cruise's first two albums, Floating Into the Night (1989) and The Voice of Love (1993), in collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti who composed the music and also produced. Julee Cruise (born 1 December 1956, in Creston Iowa) is an American singer, and Actress. The Voice of Love is the second album by Dream pop artist Julee Cruise released in 1993 Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22 1937 is an Italian-American Composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably Lynch has also worked on the 1998 Jocelyn Montgomery album Lux Vivens. He has also composed bits of music for Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Mulholland Drive, and Rabbits. In 2001 he released BlueBob, a rock album performed by Lynch and John Neff. BlueBob is an album of music cowritten and performed by David Lynch and John Neff. The album is notable for Lynch's unusual guitar playing style: he plays "upside down and backwards, like a lap guitar", and relies heavily on effects pedals. [31] Most recently Lynch has composed several pieces for Inland Empire, including two songs, "Ghost of Love" and "Walkin' on the Sky" in which he makes his public debut as a singer.

Lynch designed his personal website, a site exclusive to paying members, where he posts short videos and his absurdist series Dumbland, plus interviews and other items. Absurdism is a Philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the Universe ultimately fail (and hence are absurd because no such Dumbland is a series of eight crudely animated shorts written directed and voiced by director David Lynch in 2002 The site also features a daily weather report, where Lynch gives a brief description of the weather in Los Angeles, where he resides. Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West An absurd ringtone ("I like to kill deer") from the website was a common sound bite on The Howard Stern Show in early 2006. A ringtone or ring tone is the sound made by a Mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message A sound bite is an audiolinguistic and social communications phenomenon whose nature was recognized in the late 20th century helped by people such as Marshall McLuhan. The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based

Lynch is an avid coffee drinker and even has his own line of special organic blends available for purchase on his website. Called "David Lynch Signature Cup", the coffee has been advertised via flyers included with several recent Lynch-related DVD releases, including Inland Empire and the Gold Box edition of Twin Peaks. The self-mocking tag-line for the brand is "It's all in the beans . . . and I'm just full of beans. "[32]

Filmography

Features

Short films

TV and digital

Acting

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NAMELynch, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMESLynch, David Keith
SHORT DESCRIPTIONAmerican filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTHJanuary 20, 1946 (1946-01-20) (age 62)
PLACE OF BIRTHMissoula, Montana, U. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S.
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