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| Born | Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (1867-08-30)30 August 1867 |
| Died | 28 July 1938(1938-07-28) (aged 70) Balestrand, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre manager |
| Known for | Co-founder ofOsloCentralteatret |
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| Children | 1 |
Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (30 August 1867 – 28 July 1938) was one of Norway's leading male actors beforeWorld War I.[1]
Johan Fahlstrøm was born inTrondheim,Norway. He debuted as an actor at theChristiania Theatre in 1887 in the playJulius Caesar byWilliam Shakespeare. Fahlstrøm was employed at the Christiania Theater from 1887 to 1897 and at theNational Theatre from 1899 to 1903.
In 1889, Johan Fahlstrøm married the actressAlma Isabella Bosse, who was the sister of the actressHarriet Bosse and sociologistEwald Bosse. In 1897, the couple opened theCentral Theater inChristiania (now Oslo) with both concert and vaudeville venues. Fahlstrøm appeared in a variety of roles and his wife served as director. From 1902 onward,Harald Otto (1865–1928) was the theater manager and owner. Fahlstrøm featured a farewell performance ofThe Pillars of Society byHenrik Ibsen in 1911, after which he decided to retire from the stage.[2][3][4]
The couple's only child, Arne Jonas Fahlstrøm, was born in 1893. He died in theTitanic disaster in 1912. Because they had no other children, they willed their fortune to theNorwegian Sea Rescue Society, which used the funds to purchase rescue boats that were named in honor of the couple's son.[5]
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