Hilary Bader
Hilary Bader (1952 - 2002) was an American television scriptwriter and comic book writer known for her work on projects in the Batman, Superman, and Star Trek franchises, including Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She won Emmy Awards for The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Batman Beyond.
Hilary Bader | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1952 Brooklyn, New York, United States of America |
| Died | November 7, 2002 (aged 50) Duarte, California, United States of America |
| Alma mater | Stony Brook University |
| Genre | science fiction, comic books |
| Years active | 1990–2002 |
| Spouse | Jay Broad |
Bader was also a writer on the web series Gotham Girls[1][2] and the author of 38 books for DC Comics.[3]
Early life and education
Hilary Bader was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 27, 1952.[3][1] She majored in mathematics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.[2]
Career
During the early 1970s, Bader studied mime in Paris under Jacque Lecoq and Étienne Decroux. She later toured the United States for ten years alongside Edmund Felix, performing African Folk Tales, a story theater play they had co-written.[3][2][4]
Bader then moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as an intern for the Writers Guild[5] and a freelance writer for Star Trek: The Next Generation.[6] She went on to write episodes for several science fiction and fantasy television series, including Xena: Warrior Princess, and The Zeta Project, as well as the web series Gotham Girls. She was sometimes credited as Hilary J. Bader.[1]
Bader was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Batman Beyond and The New Batman/Superman Adventures.[3][6][4]
In 1996, Bader wrote for two Star Trek video games, Star Trek: Klingon and Star Trek: Borg.[1][7]
Filmography
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (3 episodes, 1990–1993)
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1995)
- Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, 1995)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (4 episodes, 1993–1995)
- Silk Stockings (1 episode, 1996)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (4 episodes, 1997–1998)
- Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
- The New Batman Adventures (24 episodes, 1997–1999)
- Young Hercules (3 episodes, 1998–1999)
- Superman: The Animated Series (48 episodes, 1996–1999)
- Cleopatra 2525 (1 episode, 2000)
- Jack of All Trades (1 episode, 2000)
- Batman Beyond (44 episodes, 1999–2001)
- The Zeta Project (4 episodes, 2001–2002)
- Jackie Chan Adventures (3 episodes, 2001–2002)
- Gotham Girls (30 episodes, 2000–2002)
Death
Bader died of metastasized breast cancer at the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California on November 7, 2002. She was 50 years old.[8][6][4]
References
- "Hilary Bader". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- Variety Staff (2002-11-13). "Hilary Bader". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Hilary Bader, 50, Scriptwriter for 'Star Trek'". The New York Times. 2002-11-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- Archives, L. A. Times (2002-11-13). "Hilary Bader, 50; Won Emmy for Science Fiction TV Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Obituaries in the News". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Associated Press. 2002-11-13. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Hilary Bader Obituary (2002) - San Diego, CA - San Diego Union-Tribune". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Hillary Bader". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Batman Beyond Writer Hilary Bader Dies". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2023-03-10.