Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (30 August 1867 – 28 July 1938) was one of Norway's leading male actors before

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. Johan Fahlstrøm was born in

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. He debuted as an actor at the

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in 1887 in the play ''Julius Caesar'' by

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. Fahlstrøm was employed at the Christiania Theater from 1887 to 1897 and at the National Theatre from 1899 to 1903. In 1889, Johan Fahlstrøm married the actress Alma Isabella Bosse, who was the sister of the actress

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and sociologist Ewald Bosse. In 1897, the couple opened the Central Theater in Christiania (now Oslo) with both concert and vaudeville venues. Fahlstrøm appeared in a variety of roles and his wife served as director. From 1902 onward,

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(1865–1928) was the theater manager and owner. Fahlstrøm featured a farewell performance of ''

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'' by

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in 1911, after which he decided to retire from the stage. The couple's only child, Arne Jonas Fahlstrøm, was born in 1893. He died in the ''

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'' disaster in 1912. Because they had no other children, they willed their fortune to th
Norwegian Sea Rescue Society
which used the funds to purchase rescue boats that were named in honor of the couple's son.
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1867 births 1938 deaths Male actors from Trondheim Norwegian male stage actors 19th-century Norwegian male actors Norwegian theatre managers and producers {{Norway-actor-stub