Stephen Birnbaum

Stephen Birnbaum (c. 1937 – December 20, 1991) was an American writer, journalist and commentator best known for travel commentary and guide books. In addition to print media, he worked in television and radio, including appearances on three major U.S. commercial broadcast networks.

Career Birnbaum worked as a managing editor for Fodor's travel guides, and later created his own series of guide books, the Birnbaum Travel Guides, which up to the time of his death had encompassed 36 books. At the time of his death, he was Good Housekeeping'''s travel editor, and the author of a twice-weekly travel column that was syndicated by Tribune Media Services and published in several U.S. newspapers. In 1976, he became a co-owner of the then three-year-old Diversion'' magazine (ISSN 0363-4825), a now-defunct, monthly travel and leisure magazine for physicians. The magazine was sold to Hearst Corporation in 1984, but Birnbaum remained its editorial director until his death. as well as the official guide for Disneyland.

Personal life Stephen Birnbaum died of leukemia in 1991, at the age of 54, in New York City. with HarperCollins, as well as updated editions of the Disney theme park guide books.