Caitlin Clarke on the Web

Back in 2007 I used Google and what was once Teoma to search the Web for information on Caitlin Clarke. I have found a lot of good stuff about her that way.

Even now, in 2011, more than half a decade after her death, Caitlin Clarke still dominates search results on both Google and Bing.

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I have also found other Caitlin Clarkes as well. Our Caitlin Clarke ruled over the Google and Teoma listings; but among the others two really stand out:

• a British woman, graduate from Leeds University, who worked for an international law firm in Paris; was a devotee of hashing, a rowdy sport that involves chasing a fox (someone who leaves behind a trail) several kilometers to a chosen pub for drinks; and had contributed to the BBC's Web guide to Paris restaurants and pubs;
• a Yorkshire-born British poetess whose works include A Come-Uppance in Middle Age and Memories of Autumn Women, both published in the imaginative fiction magazine Roadworks (#6, 1999).

Both women were born before Dragonslayer was released, so Ms. Clarke did not contribute to their naming. However, I have found at least one couple out there who have named a daughter Caitlin because of the film and its heroine.

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There is also another Kate Clarke, who is also an actress: In 2007 she was best known for her lead role in the 2001 film Playground Girls. Since then Kate Clarke has gotten plenty of good roles, as shown on her own Web site. She comes from Minnesota and is not related to Caitlin Clarke.