Ira Alterman (4 July 1945 – 6 July 2015) was an American journalist and author, particularly of illustrated novelty books.
Ira Alterman was born on 4 July 1945.
Alterman wrote for Boston After Dark, which later became The Boston Phoenix.
He was married to Carolyn Windle, and they had two children, Daniel and Sara. Sara would later become an author and helped Alterman write his final books following an Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Ira Alterman died on 6 July 2015.