Remembering Glen Hansard: Oscar-Winning, Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Dies Aged 56

I first saw the news on Facebook in a post by Nikki O’Neill. Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash around 4:30am local time west of Dublin. My first thought was that another talent has left us too soon.Hansard is known for his roles in the movies The Commitments (Outspan Foster) and Once (Guy). A fan theory – never confirmed- he is the same character in both movies. The theory is based on Mansard’s last scene in The Commitments where he