Clark, a longtime resident of South Orange, retired to Gainesville, Florida, died surrounded by his family at his home after a long battle with an illness.
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He roamed the hallways of Paterson Eastside High School with a bullhorn and bat, wielding a brand of drill-instructor discipline that drew both admirers and critics alike.
He held news conferences at 7 a.m. and once expelled 300 students for fighting, vandalism, abusing teachers, and drug possession – all in a single day.
And he left such an indelible mark that John Legend, Wendy Calhoun and LeBron James were preparing to create a TV drama about him 30 years after his retirement.
Joe Louis Clark, a Georgia-born, longtime South Orange resident who appeared on the cover of Time magazine and became the inspiration for the film “Lean On Me,” at his home in Gainesville, Florida Tuesday night after a long, unspecified illness, his family said.
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Joe Clark, Tough and Dedicated NJ Principal Who Inspired Film ‘Lean on Me, Dead at 82 Known for roaming the halls of the school with a baseball bat and a blowhorn, Clark helped turn around Paterson s Eastside High School, which was riddled with crime and drugs when he took over as principal
Published December 29, 2020 •
Updated on December 30, 2020 at 9:53 pm
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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 at the age of 82, his family said.