Laura Dern is remembering collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have marked his 79th birthday.

Laura Dern has marked what would have been David Lynch's 79th birthday.

David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker behind The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and more, passed away on January 15 at the age of 78, just shy of his 79th birthday. It was a huge loss to cinema,

Laura Dern has honoured the late David Lynch on what would have been his 79th birthday. They later went on to collaborate on projects such as 1990' s Wild at Heart, which also starred Nicolas Cage, avant-garde music concert performance Industrial Symphony No.

The visionary "Twin Peaks" filmmaker is remembered as a complete original and built up quite the list of collaborators since 1984's "Dune."

When a director and an actor develop an ongoing creative partnership, a certain kind of magic happens, and this was certainly the case with actors Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern and director David Lynch.

Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned the loss of the great director, including the stars of his many films. Laura Dern,

We were talking about ideas,” the Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet star says. “It was like, ‘What’s next?’ And then, suddenly—poof—he’s gone.”

Isabella Rossellini, who had her breakout role in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” and went on to date the man for five years, paid tribute to the late director following his death. “I loved him so much. Thanks for all your kind messages,” Rossellini wrote on Instagram on Friday morning, posting a photo of her with Lynch.

Laura Dern misses the late actor David Lynch on his birthday.The actress shared an emotional tribute on Instagram on Monday, honoring her longtime collaborator just days after news of

Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern remembered her close friend and collaborator David Lynch on what would have been his 79th birthday. The legendary filmmaker died last week at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking cinema.