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Jan 2, 2021 · NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of famed educator Joe Clark with two of his former students, Thomas and Debra McEntyre. Clark died this week at the age of 82.
Joe Louis Clark (May 8, 1938 – December 29, 2020) was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey. He is also the subject of the 1989 film Lean on Me , starring Morgan Freeman . Clark gained public attention in the 1980s for his unconventional and controversial disciplinary measures as the principal of Eastside High.
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Joe Clark. Charles Joseph Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics, entering the House of Commons in the 1972 election and winning the leadership of the ...
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Dec 30, 2020 · Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film "Lean on Me," died at ...
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Dec 30, 2020 · Joe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said in a statement Tuesday.. Clark was the principal of ...
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Dec 31, 2020 · Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me,” died ...
Dec 30, 2020 · Joe Louis Clark, whose toughness and dedication to the students at a troubled high school in New Jersey landed him on the cover of TIME magazine and inspired the 1989 movie "Lean on Me," has died ...