David Lynch, director of 'Eraserhead,' 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks,' dies at 78

Lynch ’s family announced his death on his Facebook page on Thursday .

Lynch 's first feature “Eraserhead” in 1977 was a cult classic.

Comedian Mel Brooks hired Lynch to direct his first true Hollywood picture, “ The Elephant Man” It was nominated for eight Academy Awards .

In 1990 , Lynch with co-creator Mark Frost ushered in a network TV revolution with their cutting-edge series, “ Twin Peaks” Lynch ’s follow-up, the highly controversial albeit forgettable, Wild at Heart ,” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1990 .

After 1991 , however, it seemed as though Lynch could do nothing right.

Viewership for season two of Twine Peaks ’ fell off a cliff after the ABC Network insisted on an early season reveal of Laura Palmer's killer and as Lynch himself seemed to lose interest in the show.

It is now very quiet out in David Lynch land and all the dreams have floated off into the dark. The dancing dwarfs are idle and The Log Lady no longer shares clairvoyant visions transmitted by The Log . David Lynch has crossed over the River Styx . Requiescat in pace.

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