The English version of a documentary about Dr. Wagner's life is available on youtube

A documentary about Dr. Wagner's life is available on YouTube
in an English language version

The video includes excerpts from the Merv Griffin show interview from 1970.

SPANISH VERSION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6CdJm0TGM

Available for Film Festivals: 44-minute documentary about Plastic Surgery (English Version Script is given here)

Hello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6CdJm0TGM

This documentary was recently produced and is available for viewing at film festivals.  

Please call (954) 646 8246 to arrange for this documentary to be shown … 

along with the appearance of Dr. Wagner so he can tell stories from his remarkable life as a plastic surgeon…. 

The full Spanish language version >>>

and he continues to practice    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6CdJm0TGM

This documentary is based on the autobiography of Dr. Wagner, which is available for viewing online

<<< The English Excerpts

The video is available.  What arrangements can be made to show it at your festival?

Steve McCrea

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

producer of the film

(954) 646 8246

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6CdJm0TGM

FOr English Speakers -- here are teh short tributes assembled together.


Here is the English Version Script

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1

VOICE OVER

In  1597, a surgeon named Gasparo Tagliacozzi (pronounced “tah ly a cozzi”) wrote: "We restore, repair and re-do those parts of the body that nature gave but misfortune has taken, not enough to delight the eye, but enough to lift the spirit and help the mind of the afflicted."

2

Gasparo Tagliacozzi was convicted of interfering with God's creation, and his body was buried in unconsecrated ground (the music stops).

3

VOICE OFF: four centuries later another doctor in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery followed Tagliacozzi's words. Many people question the arrogance of doctors like Kurt Wagner who reshape parts of the human body given by God.

When we look into the mirror

5

Narrator: We are in the Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center (www.SMACBOCA.com) located in Boca Raton, Florida. In this facility, cosmetic surgeries, laser and varicose vein treatments, weight loss, and other services are offered, making people feel good about their physical appearance.

we see a little person with whom
we have a dialog as we get older

6

Narrator: Among specialists here, we find Dr. Kurt Joseph Wagner, visionary of plastic surgery.

we see that we are getting
closer to the end of our lives.

We tell the little person to calm down and relax.
We have a contract that
we signed when we were younger 

as we get older, and we separate to

become the true guardian

we are going to take card of the little person

Narrator: We are in the Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center (www.SMACBOCA.com) located in Boca Raton, Florida. In this facility, cosmetic surgeries, laser and varicose vein treatments, weight loss, and other services are offered, making people feel good about their physical appearance.

6

Narrator: Among specialists here, we find Kurt Joseph Wagner, a visionary of plastic surgery.

After 30 years of successful practice in Beverly Hills, he is still working to bring youth and options to his patients.

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VIDEO #4

Dr. Wagner is a life member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, 

7

Narrator: He believes in reconstructive surgery as an aid to attain personal and social realization.

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Narrator: In the mid-1960s, when being young and handsome in the U.S.  was important to hold a job, Wagner wrote the book: "A plastic surgeon answers your questions", which brought to ordinary people the benefits of plastic surgery.

=======

9

Narrator:  He popularized cosmetic surgery in the doctor's clinic: a practical way to reduce costs without affecting the quality of the procedure,

Hollywood’s stars-to-be soon learned about Dr. Wagner's work in Breast design.

 10

The Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University was becoming a celebrity in Beverly Hills.

One day, a future patient lacked the necessary funds to pay for the service. She was a press agent and Kurt Wagner saw an opportunity to expand his business:   talk shows on TV. Soon Dr. Wagner would understand the price of taking cosmetic and reconstructive surgery to ordinary people.

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11
Narrator: From the relationship that emerged between the ambitious surgeon and the press agent, the world's first televised "Extreme Makeover" was born. The show was seen by millions in New York, Chicago and Europe.  Next came an article in "Look" magazine, and two appearances on the Merv Griffin show, accompanied by his wife Kathy.

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Video 9 10

Wagner suffered the consequences of this new fame.  He was accused of "self-aggrandizement”.. and he eventually quit the Los Angeles County Medical Association. 

14

The Look Magazine profile and Kurt's
first book "A Plastic Surgeon
Answers Your Questions"

His controversial experience not only disrupted his life, but it would change the public perception of cosmetic surgery forever.







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But to know the essence this man, who was the first surgeon to talk on late night T.V. about the advantages of cosmetic procedures, we need to make a journey in to Vienna in 1934

15
Kurt Joseph Wagner made his appearance in the world on March 6, 1934, the same year that Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The world was suffering under a global economic crisis.  On March 14, 1938, just over a week after the fourth birthday of little Kurtie, the Fuhrer declared the annexation of Austria to Germany before 250,000 local supporters, during his triumphal entry into Vienna.

 End of 12B VIDEO

Kurt with his grandfather Oskar

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16

Narrator: Little Kurtie came from a wealthy Viennese family who were descended from Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg, the Chancellor of State under Maria Theresa of Austria.    

17

Kur's mother Sonia with her
husband Wahrhaftig

Oskar Kaunitz, Kurt's grandfather, was an obstetrician and the third generation of doctors.   Oskar's daughter Sonia agreed to marry a young Jew named Bernard Wahrhaftig, a future psychiatrist …  Their family name "Wahrhaftig" was changed to Wagner, more Teutonic and suitable for those difficult times .

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Video number 15




18

Narrator: At only 14 months "Kurtie" could speak in complete sentences; at age two, he could read and write, and when he was three, his grandfather gave him a small doctor's coat embroidered with, "Dr. Kurtie".

19

Narrator: A somber air swept over life in Vienna: Curfews, identity checks, control of all financial activities, and open attacks on Jewish families. People rushed to leave the country.

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20

Narrator: On November 11, 1938, with the sound of broken glass in the streets,  Oskar Kaunitz and his wife accompanied their daughter and grandson to the station for a sad  farewell. Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor, left his grandson a commitment that would accompany him, like a sentence, all his lifetime.

section 20B

OR OTHER VERSION

Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor, left his grandson a mission that would follow him all his life.

OFF (It will be heard in German, as the child is drawing on the floor) Kurtie, God has given little to a few, much to some, but you. My dear Kurtie, you’ve got it all. You must help every person you meet.

Child Off in German: "If you say so, Dad."

22

Off (act out, not just read…) 

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

SECOND 22 C

Narrator: On the 22nd of November, 1938, the little boy and his parents were among the 95,000 Jews who emigrated to the United States

 (Clear audio in which Kurt talks about his difficulties as an immigrant, and his relationship with Sonia at this stage.) 

23

Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners, Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get a medical license to begin his practice.

ALTERNATIVE...

Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners , Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get the medical license he needed to practice.

24

Kurt was told by an insurance company
to "cease doing this procedure to
remove fat through a small incision."
Years later, the procedure, known
as "liposuction," would
become popular

Narrator: The last days of 1939 pointed to 'the wonders in store for the future'. With the theme: "Building the world of tomorrow", a group of businessmen planned the Second General Exhibition in New York, with the intention that it would become the most important event since the First World War.

24.5 ADDED

24B

While visiting the New York World's Fair of 1939 with Kurt, his mother saw a friend from Vienna.  The meeting brought back memories of home and after the friend went on his way, Sonia broke down in tears … 

How much had been lost in one year!  as his mother sat and sobbed on a park bench, Kurt stood by, unable to comfort her.  Kurt recalled in his memoir that "A man-sized  mouse appeared.  seeing the woman's sadness, the large-eared creature grasped her hands and started a merry dance with a song.  Tears soon turned into laughter and from that time on, a magic talisman came into my life."  … Dr. Wagner continues to wear  a mickey mouse watch today

25

Kurt is profiled in
the Super Doctors
book

Narrator: In 1958,  Kurt Wagner's life was running at high speed. After finishing as a Phi Beta Kappa at NYU.  The 24 year-old Dr. Wagner, has graduated from the College of Medicine of N. York City, he's doing his internship at Long Island Jewish Hospital (LIJH) in New Hyde Park. He is now the fifth generation of physicians.

26

Narrator: After completing the yearlong stint as an intern, in June 1959 DR.  Wagner was on Route 66, headed to California.

30

Narrator: at  26 year old   Kurt is now married to Barbara Jean Wallace with a child, and starting his practice of surgery at Cedars of Lebanon,

alternative   By the time he was 26 years old, Kurt was married to Barbara...

  

31

At that time, the institution had  contracts from the Screen Actors Guild, so it was not uncommon to see movie stars, past and present, in public hallways or as patients.

32

Narrator: After three years at Cedars of Lebanon, Dr. Wagner felt it was time to go after his dream.

Narrator: Determined to become a plastic surgeon, Kurt moved to Oklahoma City, Hospital of San Antonio, where he would be a resident,  

33

Narrator: In 1964 After surviving  anti-Semitism from his superiors,

 Dr.   Wagner moved to provide his cosmetic surgeries in the United States Air Force (USAF), with his new post at Wright Patterson AFB, in Ohio, where he became chief of plastic surgery

34

During a visit to a nearby Dow Corning factory, he made an interesting renovation in the design of one of Dow's products, which came to be known as "Wagner's breast implant",

35

Narrator: In 1966, DR. Kurt Wagner received his certification as a plastic surgeon,  number 743 in the world.

seven hundred forty three. 

36

Narrator: At 32 years old, with two young daughters and three months after becoming a widow, the new Doctor moved to Los Angeles, California. There he met the woman who would soon become his new wife, Kathie Kelley, a schoolteacher. A year later, Wagner's new family moved to Mulholland Drive, with a panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley,

=======

 Beverly Hills received him with open arms...

50

Narrator: In 1995. Kurt Wagner decided to leave Kasa Kontenta, and rented an apartment in Century City where the renaissance man made movie trailers  for the entertainment industry 

Later in need of a break from increasing pressures, he and his wife Kathy, went to Costa Rica for a while.

 51

Narrator: In 1998, the Wagners moved to Florida

The new millennium found Kurt with renewed vigor. ", providence put him in touch with Jason Pozner, a young surgeon who was starting a cosmetic center in Boca Raton. This is where we find him today, overseeing the non-profit organization he founded in 1975   ASTARR

the American Society of Aesthetics and Therapeutic Rejuvenation and Regeneration (ASTARR),   The main objective of ASTARR is to support research, and to provide information to medical professionals, and the general public about the psychological benefits of plastic survey.

52

Narrator: Now in his eighth decade, Dr. Wagner rejoices with the legacy he will leave to Sophia, his granddaughter, who regenerates the hope and joy for life. 

Dr. Wagner concludes that each day brings a new dawn, and that the positive side often  outweighs the negative.

53

Narrator: Holocaust Survivor, life member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, designer, Movie Trailer maven, promotional innovator, and a visionary of Cosmetic Surgery as a tool for beauty. Dr. Wagner grew up with a mission, and he has never gotten away from it… 

You must help everyone…

Dr. Jazon Pozner 

 You must help every person you meet.

(the commandment)

You hold the future of this video in your hands.   Please pass on the internet link or the dvd or the video file to another person.  Thank you...

This dancing scene at the end
of the video was shot by
Bahman Azarm.  Thank you!

Write to us with your comments and if you want to get a video file version of this presentation.  

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The Video is also available in Spanish

The script (English version) of the documentary of Kurt Wagner's "Adventures of a Plastic Surgeon"

The Script in English:

1

VOICE OVER

In  1597,  a surgeon named Gasparo Tagliacozzi (pronounced “tah ly a cozzi”) wrote : "We restore, repair and re-do those parts of the body that nature gave but misfortune has taken, not enough to delight the eye, but enough to lift the spirit and help the mind of the afflicted."

2

Gasparo Tagliacozzi was convicted of interfering with God's creation, and his body was buried in unconsecrated ground (the music stops).

3

VOICE OFF: four centuries later another doctor in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery tied that precept to the legacy that his grandfather and teacher Oskar Kaunitz had left him: "You must help everyone."

 4

Part of the fate of Gasparo Tagliacozzi's disciple is in your hands.

5

Narrator: We are in the Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center (www.SMACBOCA.com) located in Boca Raton, Florida. In this facility,  cosmetic surgeries, laser and varicose vein treatments, weight loss, and other services are offered, making people feel good about their physical appearance.

6

Narrator: Among specialists who devote their day to helping people find the physical image that corresponds to their psyches, we find the renowned expert in cosmetic surgery, Dr. Kurt Joseph Wagner.

Dr. Wagner is a life member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, 

After 30 years in Beverly Hills, he has joined a group of  talented specialists who promote youth and life.

7

Narrator: Dr. Wagner believes in cosmetic surgery as a useful tool to achieve personal and social development.   He believes that when people are happy with their physical image, their self-esteem and chances of success increase.

8

Narrator: In the mid-1960s, when being young and handsome in the U.S.  was important to hold a job, Kurt Wagner wrote the book: "A plastic surgeon answers your questions", which brought to ordinary people the benefits of plastic surgery.

9

Narrator:  The entertainment world opened its doors to Dr. Wagner, who popularized cosmetic surgery at the medical clinic: a practical way to offer services without affecting the quality of the procedure, with a significant reduction of costs.

 10

The Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University became a celebrity in Beverly Hills.

One day, a future patient lacked the necessary funds to pay for the service. She was a press agent and Kurt Wagner saw an opportunity to expand his business:   talk shows on TV. Soon Dr. Wagner would understand the price of bringing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery to the attention of ordinary people.

11

Narrator: From the relationship that emerged between the ambitious surgeon and the press agent, the first televised "Extreme Makeover" was born. The show was seen by millions in New York, Chicago and Europe, catapulting Kurt Wagner and the magic of Cosmetic Surgery to unexpected dimensions.  Next came an article in "Look" magazine, and two appearances on the Merv Griffin show, accompanied by his wife Kathy.

12

Narrator: Fortune would not come without demanding something in return. 

 13

Dr. Wagner suffered the consequences of fame.  He was hit with an accusation of "self-aggrandizement”.. and eventually was suspended from the Los Angeles County Medical Association. 

14

Narrator: After a long process, Dr. Wagner returned to what he did best: helping people in need of services of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

His controversial experience not only disrupted his life, but it would change the public perception of cosmetic surgery forever.

But to know the essence and origin of this man, who was the first surgeon to talk on national T.V. about the advantages of cosmetic procedures, we need to make a journey in to Vienna in 1938.

15

Kurt Wagner made his appearance in the world on March 6, 1934, the same year that Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The world was suffering under a global economic crisis.  On March 14, 1938, just over a week after Kurt’s fourth birthday, the Fuhrer declared the annexation of Austria to Germany before 250,000 local supporters, during his triumphal entry into Vienna.

16

Narrator: Little Kurtie came from a wealthy Viennese family who were descended from Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg, the Chancellor of State under Maria Theresa of Austria.    

17

Oskar Kaunitz, the grandfather of Kurt Wagner, was an obstetrician and was the third generation of doctors.   Oskar's daughter Sonia agreed to marry a young man named Bernard Wahrhaftig, a future psychiatrist …  Their family name "Wahrhaftig" was changed to Wagner, more Teutonic and suitable for those difficult times .

18

Narrator: At only 14 months "Kurtie" could speak in complete sentences; at two, he could read and write, and when he was three, his grandfather gave him a small doctor's coat embroidered with, "Dr. Kurtie".

19

Narrator: A somber air swept every aspect of life in Vienna: Curfews, identity checks, control of all financial activities, and open attacks on Jewish families. People rushed to leave the country.

20

Narrator: On November 11, 1938, with the sound of broken glass in the streets,  Oskar Kaunitz and his wife accompanied their daughter and grandson to the station for a sad  farewell. Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor, left his grandson a commitment that would accompany him, like a sentence, all his lifetime.

section 20B

OR OTHER VERSION

 Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor, left his grandson a mission that would follow him all his life.

OFF (It will be heard in German, as the child is drawing on the floor) Kurtie, God has given little to a few, much to some, but you. My dear Kurtie, you’ve got it all. You must help every person you meet.

Child Off in German: "If you say so, Dad."

22

Off (act out, not just read…) 

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

SECOND 22 C

Narrator: On the 22nd of November, 1938, the little boy and his parents were among the 95,000 Jews who emigrated to the United States

 (Clear audio in which Kurt talks about his difficulties as an immigrant, and his relationship with Sonia at this stage.) 

23

Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners , Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get a medical license to begin his practice.

ALTERNATIVE...

Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners , Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get the medical license he needed to practice.

24

Narrator: The last days of 1939 pointed to 'the wonders in store for the future'. With the theme: "Building the world of tomorrow", a group of businessmen planned the Second General Exhibition in New York, with the intention that it would become the most important event since the First World War.

24.5 ADDED

24B

While visiting the New York World's Fair of 1939 with Kurt, his mother saw a friend from Vienna.  The meeting brought back memories of home and after the friend went on his way, Sonia broke down in tears … 

How much had been lost in one year!  as his mother sat and sobbed on a park bench, Kurt stood by, unable to comfort her.  Kurt recalled in his memoir that "A man-sized  mouse appeared.  seeing the woman's sadness, the large-eared creature grasped her hands and started a merry dance with a song.  Tears soon turned into laughter and from that time on, a magic talisman came into my life."  … Dr. Wagner continues to wear  a mickey mouse watch today

25

Narrator: In 1958,  Kurt Wagner's life was running at high speed. After finishing as a Phi Beta Kappa at NYU.  The 24 year-old Dr. Wagner, has graduated from the College of Medicine of N. York City, he's doing his internship at Long Island Jewish Hospital (LIJH) in New Hyde Park. He is now the fifth generation of physicians.

26

Narrator: After completing the year-long stint as an intern, in June 1959 DR.  Wagner was on Route 66, headed to California.

30

Narrator: at  26 year old   Kurt is now married to Barbara Jean Wallace with a child, and starting his practice of surgery at Cedars of Lebanon,

alternative   By the time he was 26 years old, Kurt was married to Barbara...

  

31

At that time, the institution had  contracts from the Screen Actors Guild, so it was not uncommon to see movie stars, past and present, in public hallways or as patients.

32

Narrator: After three years at Cedars of Lebanon, Dr. Wagner felt it was time to go after his dream.

Narrator: Determined to become a plastic surgeon, Kurt moved to Oklahoma City, Hospital of San Antonio, where he would be a resident, 

ALTERNATIVE:   32

Determined to become a plastic surgeon, Kurt moved to Oklahoma City, Hospital of San Antonio, where he woul

and then to University of New York Cornell….

NOT CLEAR

33

Narrator: In 1964 After surviving  anti-Semitism from his superiors,

 Dr.   Wagner moved to provide his cosmetic surgeries in the United States Air Force (USAF), with his new post at Wright Patterson AFB, in Ohio, where he became chief of plastic surgery

34

During a visit to a nearby Dow Corning factory, he made an interesting renovation in the design of one of Dow's products, which came to be known as "Wagner's breast implant",

35

Narrator: In 1966, DR. Kurt Wagner received his certification as a plastic surgeon,  number 743 in the world.

seven hundred forty three. 

36

Narrator: At 32 years old, with two young daughters and three months after becoming a widow, the new Doctor moved to Los Angeles, California. There he met the woman who would soon become his new wife, Kathie Kelley, a school teacher. A year later, Wagner's new family moved to Mulholland Drive, with a panoramic view of the San Fernando Valley,

=======

MARIO   AM I MISSING A PIECE HERE?   I can't tell…

 Beverly Hills received him with open arms.

50

Narrator: In 1995. Kurt Wagner decided to leave Kasa Kontenta, and rented an apartment in Century City where the renaissance man made movie trailers  for the entertainment industry 

Later in need of a break from increasing pressures, he and his wife Kathy, went to Costa Rica for a while.

 51

Narrator: In 1998, the Wagners moved to Florida

The new millennium found Kurt with renewed vigor. ", providence put him in touch with Jason Pozner, a young surgeon who was starting a cosmetic center in Boca Raton. This is where we find him today, overseeing the non-profit organization he founded in 1975   ASTARR

the American Society of Aesthetics and Therapeutic Rejuvenation and Regeneration (ASTARR),   The main objective of ASTARR is to support research, and to provide information to medical professionals, and the general public.about the psychological benefits of plastic survey.

52

Narrator: Now in his eighth decade, Dr Wagner rejoices with the legacy he will leave to Sophia, his granddaughter, who regenerates the hope and joy for life. 

Dr Wagner concludes that each day brings a new dawn, and that the positive side often  outweighs the negative.

53

Narrator: Holocaust Survivor, life member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, designer, Movie Trailer maven, promotional innovator, and a visionary of Cosmetic Surgery as a tool for beauty. Dr. Wagner grew up with a mission, and he has never gotten away from it… 

You must help everyone…

 You must help every person you meet.

you hold the future of this video in your hands.   please pass on the internet link or the dvd or the video file to another person.  thank you

write to us with your comments and if you want to get a video file version of this presentation.

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg - Wikipedia, the free ...

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Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (2 February 1711 – 27 June 1794) was a diplomat and statesman of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1764 he was made a prince of the Holy Roman Empire asReichfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg and in 1776 prince of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Kaunitz was born in Vienna, one of 19 children of Maxmilian Ulrich, third count of Kaunitz, and Marie Ernestine née von Ostfriesland-Rietberg, an heiress. The Kaunitz family was an old Bohemian noble family descending from the Duchy of Troppau,