Glen Hansard: Oscar-winning composer dies in accident0

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• July 29, 2026

Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. Hansard, 56, was the frontman of rock group The Frames and also appeared in The Commitments. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly in 2008, which he wrote for the low-budget film Once. Hansard was born in Dublin