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Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for 'Once,' dies in motorcycle crash
Compiled Aug 3
What happened
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said
The detail
He was 56
The detail
Hansard won an Academy Award for the song 'Falling Slowly' co-written for the film 'Once' with co-star Markéta Irglová, awarded in 2008
The detail
He played a member of a Dublin soul band in the 1991 movie 'The Commitments'
How it unfolded
1991: Hansard appeared in the movie 'The Commitments' as a member of a Dublin soul band · 2007: The film 'Once' was released · 2008: Hansard won an Academy Award for the song 'Falling Slowly' from 'Once' · 2012: The Broadway adaptation of 'Once' won eight Tony Awards, including best musical · 2016: Hansard's solo album 'Didn't He Ramble' was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album · 2023: Hansard performed 'Fairytale Of New York' with Lisa O'Neill at Shane MacGowan's funeral · early Wednesday: Hansard died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin, before 4:30 a.m.
By the numbers
56 age · 2008 year · 8 Tony Awards · 4:30 a.m. time · 3 age
Still unresolved
Irish police did not name the man who died in the crash