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Joe Clark, Principal Who Inspired Movie Lean On Me, Dies at 82

Photo: AP (AP) Joe Louis Clark, the no-nonsense disciplinary high school principal who inspired the classic 1989 film Lean On Me, has died at the age of 89. According to an official press release, Clark succumbed after a long battle with an undisclosed illness on Tuesday at his Gainesville, Fla., home, surrounded by family. Advertisement Clark was born in Rochelle, Ga., on May 8, 1938, and his family later moved to Newark, N.J., in 1938. Ever the proponent of education, Clark earned a bachelor’s degree (then William Paterson College, now William Paterson University), a master’s degree (Seton Hall University), and an honorary doctorate from the U.S. Sports Academy. After concluding his collegiate career, Clark served in the U.S. Army as a Reserve Sergeant and Drill Instructor.

Joe Clark, no-nonsense principal who inspired film "Lean on Me," has died

Joe Clark, no-nonsense principal who inspired film Lean on Me, has died December 30, 2020 / 6:58 AM / CBS/AP Joe Clark 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 his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said in statement. He was 82. In this Feb. 11, 1988, file photo, Joe Clark, principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., stands with rap group Run-DMC before the group gave a concert at the school in support of Clark s way of running his school. 

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Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film Lean on Me, dies FILE - In this Feb. 11, 1988, file photo, Joe Clark, principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., stands with rap group Run-DMC before the group gave a concert at the school in support of Clark s way of running his school. 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 his Florida home on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said in statement. He was 82. (AP Photo/Peter Cannata, File)

N.J. principal Joe Clark who inspired film 'Lean on Me' dies at 82

Joe Clark who inspired film 'Lean on Me' has died