David Lynch’s cause of death has just been revealed.
The iconic filmmaker, who was 78 years old when he died, suffered from emphysema due to many years of chain smoking.
Now the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has revealed the official cause of his death on the star’s death certificate.
According to the document, it states that Lynch died of a cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD).
It also confirms that he was cremated and that his remains were buried on January 22 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
In addition, it is also assumed that Twin Peaks The health of filmmakers fell quickly after he had to evacuate his Sunset Boulevard home because of Los Angeles Wildfires.
Last November, Lynch had made a shocking confession that he needed extra oxygen for more activities and could “hardly go over a room.”
He also explained how “it’s like you’re walking around with a plastic bag around your head.” He added, “I’m home bonded, whether I like it or not. I can’t go out. And I can only go a short distance before I’m out of oxygen.”
When he remembered his love for smoking before he got sick, David Lynch also noticed, “It was part of the art life for me: Tobacco looks at your work or thinking about things.”
“Smoking was something that I absolutely loved, but ultimately biting me,” he concluded at the time.
