Alma Isabella Fahlstrøm (née Bosse; 23 November 1863 â€" 29 May
1946) was a well known Norwegian stage actress, director and theatre
manager.Alma Isabella Bosse was born in Skanderborg, Denmark. She was
the daughter of Johan Heinrich Bosse and Anne-Marie Lehmann. She was
the sister of sociologist Ewald Bosse (1880â€"1956), singer Dagmar
Möller and actress Harriet Bosse (1878â€"1961) who was married to
playwright August Strindberg (1849â€"1912).In 1889, she married fellow
actor Johan Fahlstrøm (1867â€"1938). In 1897, she and her husband
established the Centralteatret in Oslo. The theatre was especially
known for a repertoire of light comedy, revues and operettas, as well
as Norwegian drama. The couple subsequently operated the Fahlstrøm
Theater on Torggata in Oslo from 1903 to 1911.In 1912, the couple's
only child, Arne Fahlstrøm (1893â€"1912) died in the Titanic
disaster. To help avoiding further shipping disasters, they donated
nearly all their fortune to the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society, which
used it to purchase two rescue boats that were named in their son's
honor.
1946) was a well known Norwegian stage actress, director and theatre
manager.Alma Isabella Bosse was born in Skanderborg, Denmark. She was
the daughter of Johan Heinrich Bosse and Anne-Marie Lehmann. She was
the sister of sociologist Ewald Bosse (1880â€"1956), singer Dagmar
Möller and actress Harriet Bosse (1878â€"1961) who was married to
playwright August Strindberg (1849â€"1912).In 1889, she married fellow
actor Johan Fahlstrøm (1867â€"1938). In 1897, she and her husband
established the Centralteatret in Oslo. The theatre was especially
known for a repertoire of light comedy, revues and operettas, as well
as Norwegian drama. The couple subsequently operated the Fahlstrøm
Theater on Torggata in Oslo from 1903 to 1911.In 1912, the couple's
only child, Arne Fahlstrøm (1893â€"1912) died in the Titanic
disaster. To help avoiding further shipping disasters, they donated
nearly all their fortune to the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society, which
used it to purchase two rescue boats that were named in their son's
honor.
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