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Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash
Hansard had a storied career in music across more than three decades, including winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 with Marketa Irglova, which featured in the low-budget musical romance film Once.
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard has died in a motorbike crash in Dublin.
Glen Hansard: A life in music and film For those who first came to Glen Hansard via his music – perhaps after his Oscar win or his collaborations with luminaries such as Eddie Vedder - it may be a surprise to go all the way back to 1991, to Alan Parker's smash-hit Dublin-set comedy The Commitments.
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