The “Mulholland Drive” director’s death was announced by his family via Facebook on Thursday, writing, “There’s a big hole in the world now.”

If you met him in person, David Lynch came across as a Midwestern pastor, all gee-whiz and aw-shucks. He was one of the few people who seemed wholly incapable of irony and, hearing him talk, you’d think the man must have enjoyed a pretty darn nice Montana childhood.