LOS ANGELES — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive and the TV series Twin Peaks, has died just days before his 79th birthday.

His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The cause of death and location was not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema.

Lynch was a onetime painter who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal Eraserhead, and rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences.{ai:summary}<p>David Lynch, renowned filmmaker known for his dark storytelling in films like Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, has passed away just days shy of his 79th birthday. His family confirmed the news via Facebook, though details regarding the cause and location of his death are not yet available. </p><p>Lynch had been open about his battle with emphysema. #culture</p>

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, dies at 78

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