Short answers, pulled from the story.
David Lynch was born on the 20th of January 1946 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Montana. His family moved frequently during his childhood, taking them from Sandpoint, Idaho, to Spokane, Washington, and through Durham, North Carolina, Boise, Idaho, and Alexandria, Virginia.
The making of Eraserhead took five years to complete, beginning on the 29th of May 1972 and concluding in 1976. The film was shot in abandoned stables by a small team including Sissy Spacek and cinematographer Frederick Elmes.
David Lynch directed two of the first season's seven episodes of Twin Peaks and carefully chose the directors for the rest of the series. He also appeared in several episodes as FBI agent Gordon Cole.
The Straight Story is based on the true story of Alvin Straight, an elderly man from Laurens, Iowa, who goes on a three-hundred-mile journey to visit his sick brother by riding a lawnmower. The film was rated G and contained no profanity, sex, or violence.
David Lynch died at his daughter Jennifer's home on the 16th of January 2025. His death was caused by emphysema, which was exacerbated when he was evacuated from his home in Los Angeles due to the Southern California wildfires in January 2025.