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Glen Hansard dies at 56: Oscar-winning Once singer killed in Dublin motorcycle crash

Glen Hansard death: Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died at age fifty-six. He passed away following a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday morning. Hansard won an Academy Award for the song Falling Slowly from the film Once. His career began busking on Dublin streets and later fronting The Frames. Tributes are pouring in for the gifted musician and actor.