David Lynch Biography (1946-)

Full name, David Keith Lynch; born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, MT; son ofDonald (a tree research scientist) and Sunny (a language tutor) Lynch; married Peggy Reavey, 1967 (divorced 1974); married Mary Fisk, June 21, 1977 (divorced 1987); children: (first marriage) Jennifer Chambers (a director and writer); (second marriage) Austin Jack; (with Mary Sweeney, a producer and editor)Riley. Addresses: Agent: Rick Nicita, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o David Lynch Foundationfor Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, P.O. Box 93158, Hollywood,CA 90093.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, composer, actor
Birth Details: January 20, 1946; Missoula, Montana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Six Figures Getting Sick (short film; also known as Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)), 1966
The Alphabet (short film), c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated short film), 1970
The Amputee (short film), 1974
Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
The Elephant Man, Paramount, 1980
Dune, Universal, 1984
Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Wild at Heart (also known as David Lynch's "Wild at Heart"), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1990
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also known as Teresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
"Premonitions following an Evil Deed," Lumiere and Company (also known as Lumiere et compagnie and Lumiere y compania), Pierre Grise Distribution, 1995
Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
The Straight Story (also known as Une histoire vraie), Buena Vista, 1999
Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), UniversalFocus, 2000
INLAND EMPIRE, Studio Canal, 2006
Film Executive Producer
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (musical), 1991
Hugh Hefner: Once upon a Time, I.R.S. Releasing, 1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also known as Teresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
Nadja, October Films, 1994
Big Blow, c. 1999
Driven to It, c. 1999
Lighthouse at the End of the World, c. 1999
Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), UniversalFocus, 2000
Surveillance, 2006
Film Producer
Six Figures Getting Sick (short film; also known as Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)), 1966
The Alphabet (short film), c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated short film), 1970
The Amputee (short film), 1974
Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
Crumb, Films Transit International, 1994, Sony Pictures Classics,1995
Woodcutters from Fiery Ships, 2000
INLAND EMPIRE, Studio Canal, 2006
Film Animator
Short Films
Six Figures Getting Sick (also known as Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)), 1966
The Alphabet, c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated), 1970
Film Cinematographer
Short Films
The Alphabet, c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated), 1970
Film Editor
The Alphabet (short film), c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated short film), 1970
The Amputee (short film), 1974
Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
INLAND EMPIRE, Studio Canal, 2006
Film Sound Designer
The Elephant Man, Paramount, 1980
(And sound re-recording mixer) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (alsoknown as Teresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
(And sound re-recording mixer) Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
The Straight Story (also known as Une histoire vraie), Buena Vista, 1999
(And sound re-recording mixer) Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), Universal Focus, 2000
Film Production Designer
The Alphabet (short film), c. 1968
Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
Film Work
Other
Art director and special effects technician, Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
Designed and built furniture which appeared in his films.
Film Appearances
Title role, The Grandmother (live action and animated short film),1970
Medical professional, The Amputee (short film), 1974
(Uncredited) Painter, Heart Beat, Orion/Warner Bros., 1980
(Uncredited) Spice worker, Dune, Universal, 1984
Willie, Zelly and Me (also known as Phoebe), Columbia, 1989
FBI regional bureau agent Gordon Cole, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also known as Teresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmerand Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
Morgue receptionist, Nadja, October Films, 1994
Lumiere and Company (also known as Lumiere et compagnie andLumiere y compania), Pierre Grise Distribution, 1995
Morgue attendant, Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (documentary), Easy Rider Productions, 2003
Epreuves d'artistes (documentary; also known as Words in Progress), INA Enterprise, 2004
Television Work
with Mark Frost; Series
Creator and executive producer, American Chronicles (also known asReal Life), Fox, 1990
Creator, Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC,1990-91
Creator and executive producer, On the Air, ABC, 1992
Miniseries
(As Alan Smithee) Director, Dune (extended version of the film), syndicated, c. 1984
Director, "The Cowboy and the Frenchman," Les francais vus par (also known as The Cowboy and the Frenchman and The French as Seen by...), Antenne 2 (now France 2), 1988
Creator, executive producer, sound designer, and director of segments "Blackout" and "Tricks," Hotel Room (also known as David Lynch's "Hotel Room"), HBO, 1993
Specials
Special effects technician, "The Great American Fourth of July and OtherDisasters," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
Director and producer, Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (performance piece), 1990
Episodic
Segment director, American Chronicles (also known as Real Life), Fox, 1990
Producer, "Dinosaurs of the Gobi," Nova, PBS, 1993
Pilots
Director and executive producer, Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC, 1990
Director, On the Air, ABC, 1992
Television Appearances
Pilots
Director of Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), ABC, a pilot which later became the film of the same name.
Series
Agent Gordon Cole, Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC, 1990-91
Miniseries
Spice worker, Dune (extended version of the film), syndicated, c.1984
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Dune," 1984
Presenter, "Ruth roses and revolver," Arena, BBC-2, 1987
Himself, No Frank in Lumberton, 1988
Himself, Don't Look at Me (also known as Cineaste de notre temps: David Lynch--Don't Look at Me), 1989
Hollywood Mavericks, 1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch, Channel 4 (England), 1990
Siskel & Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
Twin Peaks and Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes, ABC, 1990
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff, BBC, 1994
Der Klang der Bilder, 1995
Himself, Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch, 1998
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story, 1999
Little Jimmy Scott, Bravo, 1999
Dino de Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul, BBC, 2001
Art of Dennis Hopper, 2002
Celluloid Dreams, Independent Film Channel, 2002
Himself, Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments, AVRO Television (theNetherlands), 2004
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream, Starz! and Encore, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 1987
Presenter, The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1987
(In archive footage) Himself, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC,2002
Episodic
Bobby Bunn, "Reason for Leaving," Juliet Bravo, BBC, 1985
Himself, "Dennis Hopper," Crazy about the Movies (also known as Crazy about the Movies: Dennis Hopper), Cinemax, 1991

Himself, Independent Focus, Independent Film Channel, 1998
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Laura Dern, Lifetime, 1999
Himself, "Ann Miller: I'm Still Here," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Ann Miller), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Himself, The Screensavers, TechTV (later known as G4techTV), 2002
(In archive footage) Himself, Cinema mil, Television de Catalunya(TV3, Spain), multiple episodes in 2005
Appeared in "The Films of David Lynch," The Directors, Encore.
Stage Work
(With Angelo Badalamenti) Director and producer, Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (performance piece), New Music America Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1989
Stage Appearances
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (performance piece), New Music America Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1989
Internet Director
Series Featured on Davidlynch.com
Axxon N., 2002
Bees, 2002
Coyote, 2002
Dumbland, 2002
Rabbits, 2002
Lamp, 2003
Water Circus, 2003
Agave, 2003-2004
Short Films Featured on Davidlynch.com
Head with Hammer, 2001
Out Yonder, 2001
Pierre and Sonny Jim, 2001
Sunset, 2001
Cannes Diary (also known as The Davidlynch.com Cannes Diary), 2002
Darkened Room, 2002
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed, 2002
Industrial Soundscapes #1, 2002
The Pig Walks, 2002
Where Are the Bananas?, 2002
Dead Mouse with Ants, c. 2002
Boat, 2003
Invalometer #3: Dining Room, 2003
Steps, 2003
The Bug Crawls, 2004
Invalometer #4, 2004
Wow Wow, 2004
The Green Room in Lodz, c. 2006
Worked on other short films broadcast on the Internet, including Invalometer #1, Invalometer #2: Kitchen Window, Painted Lady, and Sunset #2.
Internet Work
Short Films Featured on Davidlynch.com
Producer and cinematographer, Darkened Room, 2002
Segment animator, Does That Hurt You?, 2002
Internet Appearances
Himself, Rabbits (series), Davidlynch.com, 2002
I Don't Know Jack (documentary), Davidlynch.com, 2002
RECORDINGS
Video Appearances
Himself, Mysteries of Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2002
Narrator, The Short Films of David Lynch, Davidlynch.com, 2002
Himself, "Mulholland Drive": Making of, Studio Canal, 2004
Himself, Le son de Lynch, Nomad Films International, 2005
Music Videos; with Blue Bob
"9*1*1," c. 2002
"Thank You Judge," 2003
Video Director
Director of "Rammstein," Rammstein: Lichtspielhaus, Universal Records, 2004
Music Video Director
Chris Isaak, "Wicked Game" (first version), 1990
Massive (later known as Massive Attack), "Unfinished Sympathy," 1991
Yoshiki, "Longing," 1995
Rammstein, "Rammstein," 1996
(With Blue Bob) "9*1*1," c. 2002
(With Blue Bob) "Thank You Judge," 2003
Albums; with Others; Performer
Jocelyn Montgomery and others, Lux Vivens: The Music of Hildegard vonBingen, Mammoth/PGD, 1998
(With Blue Bob) Blue Bob, Solitude/MRI, c. 2002
Appeared in the Blue Bob compilation Box Set.
Albums; with Others; Producer
Eraserhead (soundtrack), A & M, 1989
Blue Velvet (soundtrack), Varese Records, 1990
Twin Peaks (soundtrack to television series), Warner Bros./Wea, 1990
Wild at Heart (soundtrack), Polydor/PGD, 1990
Until the End of the World (soundtrack), Warner Bros./Wea, 1991
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (soundtrack), Warner Bros./Wea, 1992
Julee Cruise, The Voice of Love, Warner Bros./Wea, 1993
Executive producer, Lost Highway (soundtrack), Interscope Records,1997
(And mixer and sound effects designer) Jocelyn Montgomery and others, Lux Vivens: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen, Mammoth/PGD, 1998
(And mixer) Blue Bob, Blue Bob, Solitude/MRI, c. 2002
Singles; Performer and Producer; with Blue Bob
"9*1*1," c. 2002
"Thank You Judge," 2003
Producer of "Cannes Memory," the theme for the 2002 Cannes InternationalFilm Festival.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Alphabet (short film), c. 1968
The Grandmother (live action and animated short film), 1970
The Amputee (short film), 1974
Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
(With Christopher DeVore and Eric Bergren) The Elephant Man (basedon The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Frederick Treves and The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley Montagu), Paramount, 1980
Dune (based on the novel by Frank Herbert), Universal, 1984
Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Wild at Heart (based on a novel by Barry Gifford; also known as David Lynch's "Wild at Heart"), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1990
(With Robert Engels) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also known asTeresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
"Premonitions following an Evil Deed," Lumiere and Company (also known as Lumiere et compagnie and Lumiere y compania), Pierre Grise Distribution, 1995
Lost Highway, October Films, 1997, with Barry Gifford, author of screenplay published by Faber & Faber, 1997
Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), UniversalFocus, 2000
Woodcutters from Fiery Ships, 2000
INLAND EMPIRE, Studio Canal, 2006
Wrote Amnesia Moon, Gardenback, Goddess, Metamorphosis, Ronnie Rocket, Saliva Bubble, and Up at the Lake. Worked on You Play the Black, and the Red Comes Up, a script based on a story by Eric Knight. Some sources cite Lynch as the coauthor (with Mark Frost and Lee Reynolds) of Storyville, a film based on a novel by Frank Galbally and Robert Macklin and released by Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.
Film Music
Score composer and lyrics, Eraserhead, Almi Cinema 5/Libra Films/Miramax, 1978
Composer of additional music and lyricist, Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Song "Mysteries of Love," Weeds, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
Composer of additional music and lyricist, Wild at Heart (based ona novel by Barry Gifford; also known as David Lynch's "Wild at Heart"), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1990
Composer of additional music and lyricist, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk withMe (also known as Teresa Banks and the Last Seven Days of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
Composer of additional music, Lost Highway, October Films, 1997
Composer of additional music and lyricist, Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive), Universal Focus, 2000
Lyricist for the song "The World Spins," The Company (also known as The Company--Das Ensemble), Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
Teleplays
Miniseries
(As Judas Booth) Dune (extended version of the film; based on thenovel by Frank Herbert), syndicated, c. 1984
"The Cowboy and the Frenchman," Les francais vus par (also known as The Cowboy and the Frenchman and The French as Seen by...), Antenne 2 (now France 2), 1988
Episodic
"Ruth roses and revolver," Arena, BBC-2, 1987
Pilots
(With Mark Frost) Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC, 1990
On the Air, ABC, 1992
Author of Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive),ABC, a pilot which later became the film of the same name.
Television Music
Series
Composer of additional music, songs, and lyricist, Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC, 1990-91
Television Composer
Specials
No Frank in Lumberton, 1988
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (performance piece), 1990
Stage Music
(With Angelo Badalamenti) Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of theBroken Hearted (performance piece), New Music America Festival, BrooklynAcademy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1989
Internet Scripts
Series Featured on Davidlynch.com
Axxon N., Davidlynch.com, 2002
Bees, 2002
Coyote, 2002
Dumbland, 2002
Rabbits, 2002
Lamp, 2003
Water Circus, 2003
Agave, 2003-2004
Short Films Featured on Davidlynch.com
Head with Hammer, 2001
Out Yonder, 2001
Pierre and Sonny Jim, 2001
Sunset, 2001
Cannes Diary (also known as The Davidlynch.com Cannes Diary), 2002
Darkened Room, 2002
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed, 2002
Does That Hurt You?, 2002
Industrial Soundscapes #1, 2002
The Pig Walks, 2002
Where Are the Bananas?, 2002
Dead Mouse with Ants, c. 2002
Boat, 2003
Invalometer #3: Dining Room, 2003
Steps, 2003
The Bug Crawls, 2004
Invalometer #4, 2004
Wow Wow, 2004
The Green Room in Lodz, c. 2006
Worked on other short films broadcast on the Internet, including Invalometer #1, Invalometer #2: Kitchen Window, Painted Lady, and Sunset #2.
Video Scripts
The Short Films of David Lynch, Davidlynch.com, 2002
(With others) "Mulholland Drive": Making of, Studio Canal, 2004
(With others) Le son de Lynch, Nomad Films International, 2005
Albums
with Others
Eraserhead (soundtrack), A & M, 1989
(Lyrics; music by Angelo Badalamenti) Julee Cruise, Floating into theNight, Warner Bros./Wea, 1989
Blue Velvet (soundtrack), Varese Records, 1990
Twin Peaks (soundtrack to television series), Warner Bros./Wea, 1990
Until the End of the World (soundtrack), Warner Bros./Wea, 1991
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (soundtrack), Warner Bros./Wea, 1992
Julee Cruise, The Voice of Love, Warner Bros./Wea, 1993
Lost Highway (soundtrack), Interscope Records, 1997
(With Hildegard von Bingen, Jocelyn Montgomery, and others) Lux Vivens: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen, Mammoth/PGD, 1998
Mulholland Dr. (soundtrack), Milan Records, 2001
(With Blue Bob) Blue Bob, Solitude/MRI, c. 2002
Wrote material which appeared in the Blue Bob compilation Box Set.
Singles
with Blue Bob
"9*1*1," c. 2002
"Thank You Judge," 2003
Nonfiction
Art of Dune, Cliffs Notes, 1985
Images, Hyperion, 1994
(With Chris Rodley) Lynch on Lynch (autobiography), Faber & Faber, 1997, revised edition published as Lynch on Lynch: Revised Edition, Faber & Faber, c. 2005
Humor
(With Mark Frost and Richard Saul Wurman) Twin Peaks: An Access Guideto the Town, Pocket Books, 1991
Author of the weekly cartoon strip "The Angriest Dog in the World," Los Angeles Reader and syndicated, 1983-92.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Alexander, John, The Films of David Lynch, Charles Letts and Co.,1993
Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 55, Gale, 2004
Chion, Michel, and Robert Julian, David Lynch, British Film Institute, 1995
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
Kaleta, Kenneth C., David Lynch, Twayne Publishers, 1993
Naha, Ed, The Making of Dune, Berkley Publishing, 1984
Newsmakers 1990, issue 4, Gale, 1990
Nochimson, Martha P., The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood, University of Texas Press, 1997
Sparks, Christine, The Elephant Man: The Book of the Film, Ballantine, 1980
Woods, Paul A., Weirdsville, USA: The Obsessive Universe of David Lynch, Plexus, 1997

Periodicals

America, November 20, 1999, p. 59
American Cinematographer, March, 1997
American Film, December, 1984; March, 1987
Business Week, October 16, 2001
Cineaste, Volume 15, number 3, 1987
Cinefantastique, April, 1997
Cinema Papers, March, 1987; August, 1992
Empire, November, 2001
Entertainment Weekly, April 17, 1998, p. 75; May 15, 2000; November 2, 2001, pp. 34-39; February 22, 2002, pp. 90-91
Film Comment, February, 1985; September/October, 1986; October, 1986, pp. 32-35; December, 1986; January/February, 1991, p. 18; May, 1993; September/October, 2001, pp. 51-54
Filmmaker, winter, 1997
Films and Filming, April, 1979
Forbes ASAP, October 7, 2002, p. 12
Guardian (London), May 11, 2001
Heavy Metal, October, 1982
International Herald Tribune, May 19, 2001, p. 6
Interview, March, 1987, p. 78; January, 1990
LA Weekly, October 19, 2001
Maclean's, September 3, 1990, p. 50
Madison, October, 1999, pp. 62-69
Marie Claire, February, 1997
Monthly Film Bulletin, April, 1987
Movieline, August, 1999, pp. 68-71
Ms., November/December, 1990, p. 58
National Review, February 21, 2000, p. 59
New Architect, August, 2002, pp. 12-14
New Leader, September 22, 1980; November 1, 1999, p. 18
New Republic, October 18, 1980; November 15, 1999, p. 28; October29, 2001, p. 28
New Statesman, October 12, 1990, pp. 32-33
New Yorker, August 30, 1999, p. 56
New York Times, October 11, 1986
New York Times Magazine, January 14, 1990, pp. 19-21, 42-43, 52
People Weekly, September 3, 1990, pp. 79-84
Premiere, September, 1996; November, 1999, pp. 71-74
Psychology Today, March, 1997, pp. 28-30, 33, 74
Radio Times, October 20, 1990, pp. 37-38
Rolling Stone, March 22, 1990, p. 51; September 6, 1990; March 6,1997
Time, October 1, 1990, p. 84
Time Out, November 18, 1992; August 13, 1997
USA Today, March 3, 1997
Village Voice, February 25, 1997
Vogue, February, 1990; September, 1992

Electronic

David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org, March 11, 2006
LynchNet: The David Lynch Resource, http://www.davidlynch.topcities.com, August 30, 2001

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