Cotton is considered the world's dirtiest crop due to its heavy use of pesticides. Aldicarb, cotton's second best-selling insecticide and most acutely poisonous to humans and wildlife, is still used in 25 countries, including the U.S., where 16 states reported it in their groundwater.
Frances Farmer (1913â1970) Actress | Soundtrack | Writer. Born in Seattle, Frances Farmer studied drama at the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1935, she went to Hollywood where she secured a seven-year contract with Paramount.
2010 -- 2017. Francine Volpe is a New York City-based playwright, screenwriter and dramaturge. Her play, The Good Mother opened in 2012 under the direction of Scott Elliot and featured Gretchen Mol. The play was subsequently named finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn prize. In 2013 Francine was the inaugural winner of the Lanford Wilson Prize in Playwriting. Other plays include The Given (also finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize) and Late Fragment which were directed by Michael Imperioli. Late Fragment, was produced at Studio Dante and The New Company in London.