David Lynch Dead: 'Blue Velvet,' 'Twin Peaks' Director Was 78
variety.com
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

The world has lost a true visionary.

  • SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Second paragraph of the article OP linked to mentions he was a lifetime smoker. While the fires might exacerbate his symptoms, it sounds like he was already in very poor health.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 hours ago

      Sorry, thought it was clear that I was saying that they didn’t specifically connect his death to the fires, not that they didn’t connect it to emphysema.