Molly Weir
1920 -
Stage, screen, radio and television character actress and author. Born in Glasgow, sister of broadcaster and naturalist Tom Weir (b.1914), Weir began as a shorthand typist in an office in the city. Characterised by her energy and small frame, she came to prominence during World War II, as Tattie Macintosh in the BBC Radio comedy It's that Man Again (1939-49), better known by its acronym ITMA, with Tommy Handley. She went on to play Ivy McTweed in The McFlannels and Aggie in Life with the Lyons (1954). She contributed regularly to Woman's Hour and was a writer and performer on Children's Hour. Her television appearances included another children's programme, Rentaghost (1976) and Flowers of the Forest (1996). Film roles include relatively minor roles in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) based on Muriel Spark's book, Carry on Regardless (1961), Hands of the Ripper (1971), One of our Dinosaurs is Missing (1976).
She was also a popular public speaker, newspaper columnist and her memoirs run to eight volumes. Weir now lives in Pinner, near London.
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