Laura Dern is remembering her frequent collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have been his 79th birthday. The famed director's death was announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. On Monday, Dern shared a photo with Lynch on Instagram, along with a heartfelt caption.

Laura Dern is remembering collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have marked his 79th birthday. "Happy birthday, tidbit,” Dern wrote on Instagram alongside a warm picture of the two. "I will love and miss you every day for the rest of my life.

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,

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.

We lost David Lynch last week—as if that were even possible. We can’t lose him any more than we can shed our recurring dreams or our desire to be swept into surreality to understand this existence. Particularly in the Pacific Northwest,