Hilary Bader Explained

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, , and . She won Emmy Awards for The New Batman/Superman Adventures and Batman Beyond.

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. She majored in mathematics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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.^[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 , and The Zeta Project, as well as the web series Gotham Girls. She was sometimes credited as Hilary J. Bader.

Bader was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Batman Beyond and The New Batman/Superman Adventures.

In 1996, Bader wrote for two Star Trek video games, and .^[7]

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] The series finale of Gotham Girls, "Cold Hands, Cold Heart", was dedicated to her memory.

Filmography

• Star Trek: The Next Generation (3 episodes, 1990–1993)
• (1 episode, 1995)
• (1 episode, 1995)
• (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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hilary Bader . March 10, 2023 . IMDb . en-US.
2. Web site: Variety Staff . November 13, 2002 . Hilary Bader . March 10, 2023 . Variety . en-US.
3. News: November 13, 2002 . Hilary Bader, 50, Scriptwriter for 'Star Trek' . en-US . The New York Times . March 10, 2023 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: Archives . L. A. Times . November 13, 2002 . Hilary Bader, 50; Won Emmy for Science Fiction TV Series . March 10, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
5. Web site: Associated Press . November 13, 2002 . Obituaries in the News . March 10, 2023 . The Edwardsville Intelligencer . en-US.
6. Web site: Hilary Bader Obituary (2002) – San Diego, CA – San Diego Union-Tribune . March 10, 2023 . Legacy.com.
7. Web site: Hillary Bader . March 10, 2023 . Simon & Schuster . en.
8. Web site: Batman Beyond Writer Hilary Bader Dies . March 10, 2023 . Animation World Network . en.