“Men are Forgetful” (Among Us Mortals, 10/10/1954)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this October 10, 1954 edition, titled “Men are Forgetful” some quotes:

“Meet the husband who forgets birthdays and anniversaries unless the wife reminds him. (Today she’s being very cool to him, because he’s forgotten it’s their wedding anniversary.)”

“And this husband is a chronic forgetter of little errands the wife asked him to see to before he came home; really important things, like the head of lettuce, the tube of tooth paste, and the book of three cent stamps.”