LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

American film and TV director David Lynch died aged 78, as tributes pour in for the legend who directed Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks and the Elephant Man

Lynch's distinct voice across projects like "Blue Velvet," "Eraserhead," and "Lost Highway" made him one of the defining American filmmakers of the 20th century.