Ira Alterman

Ira Alterman (4 July 1945 – 6 July 2015) was an American journalist and author, particularly of illustrated novelty books.^[1]

Ira Alterman was born on 4 July 1945.^[2]

Alterman wrote for Boston After Dark, which later became The Boston Phoenix.^[1]

He was married to Carolyn Windle, and they had two children, Daniel and Sara.^[3] Sara would later become an author and helped Alterman write his final books following an Alzheimer's diagnosis.^[2]

Ira Alterman died on 6 July 2015.^[2][3]