ial ▁director ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁edited ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ' ', ▁that ▁theme ▁park ' s ▁official ▁guide ▁book , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁guide ▁for ▁Disney land . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁also ▁sold ▁audio - ta pe ▁walking ▁t ours , ▁but ▁found ▁sales ▁of ▁t apes ▁to ▁be ▁relatively ▁slow ▁compared ▁with ▁his ▁books . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Stephen ▁Bir n baum ▁died ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 4 , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁ ▁Alex andra ▁May es ▁Bir n baum , ▁who ▁shared ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁travel ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁business ▁partner ▁and ▁long time ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁Bir n baum ▁Tra vel ▁Gu ides . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁she ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁fill ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁travel ▁comment ator ▁at ▁radio ▁station ▁W C BS - AM . ▁She ▁also ▁continued ▁editing ▁travel ▁guide ▁books ▁under ▁the ▁" B ir n baum ' s " ▁name , ▁with ▁Har per Coll ins , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁updated ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Disney ▁theme ▁park ▁guide ▁books . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁books ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Bir n baum ▁at ▁Open ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁birth s