Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
The Guardian • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Glen Hansard, the Irish folk-rock musician and actor known for leading the band the Frames and his Oscar-winning work on the film Once, has died at age 56.
- He died in a motorcycle crash in Lucan, near Dublin, early Wednesday morning, with police confirming he was treated at the scene but died shortly after.
- Hansard won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly," featured in the 2007 film Once, which also starred Markéta Irglová and was later adapted into a stage musical.
- As frontman of the Frames, Hansard released six studio albums, including the 2004 Irish chart-topper Burn the Maps.
- Further details about his death and legacy are expected to follow.
