DUBLIN - The Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film “Once”, died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56 early on Wednesday, his management company said.
Fans paid tribute online and Prime Minister Micheal Martin said he was deeply saddened to hear of the death of “a talented musician and actor who made a significant contribution to Ireland’s cultural landscape over many years”.
The singer-songwriter began busking on the streets of his native Dublin as a teen before forming the popular Irish band The Frames in 1990.
