{{Short description|American screenwriter (1952–2002)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Writer | name = Hilary Bader | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | death_place = Duarte, California, U.S. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|04|27}} | genre = Science fiction, comic books | death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|11|07|1952|04|27}} | alma_mater = Stony Brook University | years_active = 1990–2002 | spouse = Jay Broad }}
'''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.''
Bader was also a writer on the web series ''Gotham Girls''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hilary Bader |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046042/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Hilary Bader |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/hilary-bader-1117875938/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and the author of 38 books for DC Comics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Hilary Bader, 50, Scriptwriter for 'Star Trek' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/arts/hilary-bader-50-scriptwriter-for-star-trek.html |access-date=March 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Hilary Bader was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 27, 1952.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> She majored in mathematics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.<ref name=":1" />
== 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Hilary Bader, 50; Won Emmy for Science Fiction TV Series |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-13-me-passings13.2-story.html |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
Bader then moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as an intern for the Writers Guild<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Obituaries in the News |url=https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Obituaries-in-the-News-10480748.php |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=The Edwardsville Intelligencer |language=en-US}}</ref> and a freelance writer for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Hilary Bader Obituary (2002) – San Diego, CA – San Diego Union-Tribune |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/hilary-bader-obituary?id=38166845 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
Bader was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for ''Batman Beyond'' and ''The New Batman/Superman Adventures''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" />
In 1996, Bader wrote for two Star Trek video games, ''Star Trek: Klingon'' and ''Star Trek: Borg''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillary Bader |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Hillary-Bader/1451411 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Simon & Schuster |language=en}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batman Beyond Writer Hilary Bader Dies |url=https://www.awn.com/news/batman-beyond-writer-hilary-bader-dies |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> 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) * ''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 Stalkings'' (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)
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