David Lynch
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.jpg) David Lynch at Cannes Film Festival in 2001. |
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| Born | David Keith Lynch January 20, 1946 Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Peggy Lynch (1967-1974) Mary Fisk (1977-1987) Mary Sweeney (2006-2006) |
| Children | Jennifer Chambers Lynch (b. April 4, 1968 ) Austin Jack Lynch (b.1982) Riley Sweeney Lynch (b.1992) |
| Awards | Golden Palm - Cannes Film Festival 1990 Wild at Heart Best Director Award - Cannes Film Festival 2001 Mulholland Drive 2006 Venice Honorary Golden Lion |
David Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American independent movie director. His movies include Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive. He was also responsible for a television series called Twin Peaks, his overall most famous work. Eraserhead, his first movie, is still his most famous theatrical movie. It was recently deemed socially important by the United States Library of Congress. He has done much work with Jack Nance, who has appeared in all but two of his movies. He has said that all his movies will be done using digital video from now on.
He is also famous for his early short movies. The Alphabet and The Grandmother are two of his most famous. The Alphabet is about fear of education. The Grandmother is about a lonely boy who grows a grandmother like a plant from a seed.
