David Lynch's grave marker has been revealed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, featuring a sleek, flat black stone with the mysterious epitaph: "Night Blooming Jasmine."
Lynch’s daughter, Jennifer, shared a photo of the gravestone on her Instagram with the caption: “Dad is at rest at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Visit when you can. I will be”.
In 2016, Lynch was interviewed by AnOtherMagazine, and said: “When you fly into LA at night, it’s all lit up, miles and miles of lights – so beautiful. It’s a very fast image. But within it there are these places that talk about memory.
“You know, on a summer’s night, maybe more like a spring night, you could drive to certain places and if you smell that night-blooming jasmine, you can almost see Clark Gable or Gloria Swanson. The golden age of Hollywood is still living in some moods here, in the DNA of the city.”
In one of his famous “Weather Report” YouTube videos posted on December 21, 2020, Lynch said: “Now, the days are gonna start getting longer, and springtime is right around the corner. When, at least in LA, that night blooming jasmine will once again fill the air with its sublime fragrance.”
I still can’t believe he’s gone. What a giant of cinema. The poster for the 78th Cannes Film Festival will surely honor Lynch; it still hasn’t been released yet but expect an announcement sometime this week.
Lynch passed away in mid-January 2025 at the age of 78. His death was attributed to cardiac arrest caused by COPD, with dehydration as a contributing factor. According to reports, Lynch was cremated, and his ashes were buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
