Born in Germany, Axel Cautier was from six generations of circus performers and was a renowned elephant trainer for 35 years when he was killed by an elephant in 1993.
Axel was visiting a farm for the breeding of elephants, which was also a retirement residence for elephants, when an elephant knocked him down and stepped on him. He died shortly after the accident.
For more about the incident and to see more about Axel's life, see Axel Gautier: Obituary,
For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.