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* GiftedlyBad: Though Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it. However, others who knew her believe she had a beautiful voice, and liken it to having been like that of Music/WhitneyHouston.

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* GiftedlyBad: Though Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it. However, others who knew her believe disagree, believing she had a beautiful voice, and liken likening it to having been like that of Music/WhitneyHouston.
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* GiftedlyBad: Though Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it.

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* GiftedlyBad: Though Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it. However, others who knew her believe she had a beautiful voice, and liken it to having been like that of Music/WhitneyHouston.
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* DomesticAbuse: It is believed that Vincent was in hiding from an abusive boyfriend at the time of her death.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having plenty of friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that were undelivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Vincent Joyce Carol Vincent Vincent]] (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London [[UsefulNotes/{{London}} London]] flat in 2003. Despite having plenty of friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that were undelivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that were undelivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having plenty of friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that were undelivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.
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* DownerEnding: The documentary ends with a recreation of the night of Vincent's death. Though it has shed some light on who she was and how she may have come to die in the lonely way she did, there are plenty of questions left that cannot possibly be answered.

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* DownerEnding: The documentary ends with a recreation of the night of Vincent's death. Though it has shed some light on who she was and how she may have come to die in the lonely way she did, there are plenty of questions left that cannot possibly in all likelihood will never be answered.
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* DownerEnding: The documentary ends with a recreation of the night of Vincent's death. Though it sheds some light on who she was and how she may have come to die in the lonely way she did, there are plenty of questions left that cannot possibly be answered.

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* DownerEnding: The documentary ends with a recreation of the night of Vincent's death. Though it sheds has shed some light on who she was and how she may have come to die in the lonely way she did, there are plenty of questions left that cannot possibly be answered.
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* DownerEnding: The documentary ends with a recreation of the night of Vincent's death. Though it sheds some light on who she was and how she may have come to die in the lonely way she did, there are plenty of questions left that cannot possibly be answered.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that had never been delivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents that had never been delivered.were undelivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by undelivered Christmas presents. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by undelivered wrapped Christmas presents.presents that had never been delivered. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, Vincent's cause of death was never determined.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by undelivered Christmas presents. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, her cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by undelivered Christmas presents. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, her Vincent's cause of death was never determined.
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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, her cause of death was never determined.

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It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. It was found next to a shopping bag and surrounded by undelivered Christmas presents. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, her cause of death was never determined.
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her. Having lost touch with Vincent, they just assumed she "was off somewhere having a better life than they were"..

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her. Having lost touch with Vincent, they just assumed she "was off somewhere having a better life than they were"..
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her. Having lost touch with Vincent, they just assumed she was off living a great life somewhere.

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her. Having lost touch with Vincent, they just assumed she was "was off living somewhere having a great better life somewhere.
than they were"..
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her.

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them didn't even know Vincent was dead until they were informed by her.
her. Having lost touch with Vincent, they just assumed she was off living a great life somewhere.
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she Vincent was dead until they were informed by her.
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The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could find themselves in a situation where they would die alone and unnoticed as Vincent did.

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The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could find themselves in a situation where they would might die alone and unnoticed as Vincent did.
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* FinallyFoundTheBody: Three years after her passing, police broke into Vincent's flat to repossess it, only to find her skeletal remains.
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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it.

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* GiftedlyBad: Though Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to a former boyfriend who was a music producer, she wasn't very good at it.
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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to a former boyfriend who was a musician and producer, she wasn't very good at it.

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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to a former boyfriend who was a musician and music producer, she wasn't very good at it.
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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to an ex-boyfriend, she wasn't very good at it.

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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to an ex-boyfriend, a former boyfriend who was a musician and producer, she wasn't very good at it.
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* GiftedlyBad: Vincent had aspirations of becoming a singer, but according to an ex-boyfriend, she wasn't very good at it.
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* TheShutIn: Vincent became this in the final years of her life, separating herself from friends and family.

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* TheShutIn: Vincent became this in the final years of her life, separating herself from friends and family.family.
* UsedToBeMoreSocial: In the last years of her life, Vincent isolated herself from those who knew her. It is speculated that this may have been because she felt ashamed due to having had to move into a shelter for victims of domestic abuse.
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the young woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could potentially die alone and unnoticed as Vincent did.

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees to learn more about the young woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could potentially find themselves in a situation where they would die alone and unnoticed as Vincent did.
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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could potentially die alone and unnoticed.

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Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees, interviewees to learn more about the young woman behind the headline, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could potentially die alone and unnoticed.
unnoticed as Vincent did.
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The documentary raises the unnerving possibility that ''anyone'' could potentially die alone and unnoticed.
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* DyingAlone: Vincent did, and what's worse was that no one discovered that she had for ''three years''.
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* TheShutIn: Vincent became this in the final years of her life, separating herself from friends and family.
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''Dreams of a Life'' is a 2011 British documentary film by director Carol Morley.

It tells the story of a young woman named Joyce Carol Vincent (portrayed by Zawe Ashton), who died alone in her London flat in 2003. Despite having friends and family, somehow, her body remained undiscovered for three years. Due to the advanced state of decomposition, her cause of death was never determined.

Morley was inspired to make the documentary after reading a newspaper article that presented the facts of the case but lacked details as to who Vincent was. Tracking down interviewees, Morley was surprised to find that many of them had lost touch with Vincent and didn't even know she was dead until they were informed by her.

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