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Short
Biography
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David Keith Lynch was born on January 20, 1946 in Missoula, Montana.
Trained as a painter at Corcoran School of 
Art (Washington) 1963-64, he went on to study at the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia) and the American Film Institute
(Los Angeles).
Lynch also designed soundscapes and furniture, and his paintings and
photographs have been exhibitioned internationally.
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FAMILY
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| Father: |
Donald
Lynch, research scientist for Department of Agriculture |
| Mother: |
Sunny
Lynch, language tutor; died in a car crash in July 2004 |
| Brother: |
John
Lynch, younger |
| Sister: |
Margaret
(Martha) Lynch, younger |
| Wife: |
Peggy Reavey,
artist; married 1967; divorced 1974 |
| Wife: |
Mary
Lynch (née Fisk); married 1977; divorced 1987 |
| Daughter: |
Jennifer
Chambers Lynch, director, novelist; *1968;
mother:
Peggy Reavey |
| Son: |
Austin
Lynch, *1982; mother: Mary Fisk |
| Son: |
Riley
Lynch; mother: Mary Sweeney |
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AWARDS
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| 2001 |
L.A.
Film Critics Association: Best Picture, Mulholland Dr. |
| 2001 |
Cannes
Film Festival: Best Director, Mulholland Dr. |
| 1999 |
Europ. Film Award: Screen
Int. Award for a Non-Europ. Film, The
Straight Story
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| 1991 |
American
Film Institute: Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal |
| 1990 |
Cannes Film
Festival: Palme d'Or, Wild at Heart |
| 1986 |
National
Society of Film Critics: Best Director, Blue Velvet |
| 1986 |
L.A. Film Critics Association: Best Director, Blue Velvet |
| 1982 |
Cesar:
Best Foreign Film, The Elephant Man |
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FILMOGRAPHY
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2007 |
Inland
Empire
(Movie)
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2003 |
Rammstein:
Lichtspielhaus
(Video Documentary)
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| 2002 |
Rabbits
(Short Films)
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2002 |
Darkened
Room
(Short Film)
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| 2001 |
Mulholland Dr.
(Movie)
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| 1999 |
Mulholland Dr. Pilot
(TV)
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| 1999 |
The
Straight Story
(Movie)
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| 1997 |
Lost Highway
(Movie)
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| 1995 |
Lumière &
Company
(Short Film)
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| 1993 |
Hotel
Room
(TV Series)
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| 1992 |
American
Chronicles
(TV Show)
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| 1992 |
Fire Walk With Me
(Movie)
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| 1992 |
On
The Air
(TV Series)
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| 1990 |
Twin Peaks
(TV Series)
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| 1990 |
Wild At Heart
(Movie)
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| 1988 |
The
Cowboy & The Frenchman
(Short Film)
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| 1986 |
Blue Velvet
(Movie)
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| 1984 |
Dune
(Movie)
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| 1980 |
The
Elephant Man
(Movie)
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| 1976 |
Eraserhead
(Movie)
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| 1970 |
The Grandmother
(Short Film)
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| 1968 |
The
Amputee
(Short Film)
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| 1968 |
The
Alphabet
(Short Film)
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| 1967 |
Six
Men Getting Sick
(Short Film)
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