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name: "Michael Reaves"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-reaves"
roles: ["Screenwriter","Writer"]
born: "14 September 1950"
died: "20 March 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:43:12.786162+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Reaves

Screenwriter and writer. Born 14 September 1950 in San Bernadino, California, USA. Died 20 March 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter, Writer
- **Born:** 14 September 1950, San Bernadino, California, USA
- **Died:** 20 March 2023
- **Active:** 1987–1993
- **Also known as:** James Michael Reaves, J. Michael Reaves

## Biography

Michael Reaves (also credited as James Michael Reaves or J. Michael Reaves) was an American writer of television, film and novels. He wrote the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where No One Has Gone Before" (1987) and was one of four credited screenwriters on the animated feature Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993).

Reaves worked extensively in animation as a writer and story editor. His credits include Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), for which he won a 1993 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program, Gargoyles (1994–1996), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) and The Smurfs (1981). He also wrote for live-action series including The Flash (1990) and Sliders (1995).

Reaves wrote numerous media tie-in novels and original fiction, often in collaboration with others including Steve Perry, Neil Gaiman and his daughter Mallory Reaves. He died in Los Angeles on 20 March 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Batman: Mask of the Phantasm* (1993), Screenplay

## Also known for

- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Writer, Story, Teleplay
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1987), Writer
- *The Smurfs* (1981), Writer
- *Tiny Toon Adventures* (1990), Writer
- *The Flash* (1990), Teleplay
- *Gargoyles* (1994), Writer, Story
- *Sliders* (1995), Writer
- *Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman* (2003), Writer

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