One of the most outstanding film directors of this generation comes by the name of David Lynch. David Lynch was born on January 20, 1946 in Montana, USA. His father was a research scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture while his mother was a language tutor. Coming from the classic American family, David Lynch knew he had to do something great. David Lynch is an accomplished film maker. He is known for making films that are surreal, dark, strange, and scary. Before David's rise to fame, he attended high school in Virginia. He also went to the School of Museum and Fine Arts. After a few years of studying, David knew that he could make it big already. David's films have won several awards not only in the United Stated but in other countries as well. He won France's Cesar Award for Best Foreign Film. He won the Palme d'Or in 1990. He received a Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival in September 6, 2006. David has already received four Academy Award nominations. He was nominated for Best Director in Elephant Man in 1980, Blue Velvet in 1986, and Mulholland Drive in 2001. He is film, Elephant Man, was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. David has been married three times. He got married to Peggy Lentz in 1967. They had a daughter named Jennifer Chambers Lynch in 1968. She is now a film director. David got divorced to Peggy in 1974. David remarried on June 21, 1977. Her name is Mary Fisk. They had one son in 1982, Austin Jack Lynch. They divorced in 1987. The latest wife is Mary Sweeney. They got married in May 2006. They had a son in 1992 by the name of Riley Lynch. Other films that David worked on are Dune in 1984, Twin Peaks in 1990, and Wild at Heart in 1990.