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

FILE - David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2019.

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.