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My Take
Kiki de Montparnasse is one of those figures who seems almost too vivid to have been real — and yet she absolutely was. Born Alice Prin in a small Burgundy town in 1901, she showed up in Paris essentially penniless and somehow became the beating heart of the entire Montparnasse scene in the 1920s. She modeled for Man Ray, Modigliani, Foujita, and a who's-who of the avant-garde, sang raucous chansons at the Jockey Club, painted canvases of her own, and wrote memoirs that Ernest Hemingway called the real thing. She wasn't just a muse — she was an artist, a performer, a force of personality who shaped the culture around her rather than simply decorating it. Fifty-one years was nowhere near enough, but what a fifty-one years it was.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alice Prin
- Name (Japanese)
- アリス・プラン
- Reading
- ありす・ぷらん
- Born
- October 2, 1901 – March 23, 1953
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d’Or, France
- Occupation
- actor / painter / art model / singer / dancer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alice Prin born?
October 2, 1901 – March 23, 1953.
Where is Alice Prin from?
Alice Prin is from Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d’Or, France.
What does Alice Prin do?
Alice Prin works as actor, painter, art model, singer, dancer.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.