Her career as an actress began in radio as Tattie Macintosh in the ' It's That Man Again' (ITMA) comedy show in the 1940s with Tommy Handley and as Ivy McTweed in The McFlannels. Theres no feeling sorry for herself, as she recalls the blessings. Future royalties from her books (Shoes Were for Sunday, Best Foot Forward and Toe on the Ladder) were left to Springburn social services to benefit the elderly and the poor. Its beautifully written, comical, thoughtful and picturesquely memorable of a bygone era. But she has not forgotten her roots either, by setting up an essay prize fund at Albert School in Springburn and cash going towards the care of residents of the Balornock and Springburn homes for the elderly and to Stobhill and Ruchill hospitals in Glasgow. Whether Molly was brushing the hair of her wizened neighbour Mrs. Molly died last November aged 94 and has left substantial legacies to such organisations as the National Trust for Scotland, Royal National Institute for Deaf People and the Arthritis Research Campaign. Despite the crippling poverty, there was a vivacity to the tenements that kept spirits high. Popular Scottish actress and writer Molly Weir has been praised for leaving almost all of her £1.9 million estate to charities and good causes in her will which became public this week. Shoes were for Sunday by Molly Weir 3.99 Rating details 910 ratings 34 reviews 'Poverty is a very exacting teacher and I had been taught well'The post-war urban jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood.