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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.
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.
Jan 2, 2021 · January 2, 20217:53 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of famed educator Joe Clark with two of his former...
Lean on Me. (film) Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman. It is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is in danger of being placed into receivership ...
Dec 30, 2020 · By Richard Sandomir. Dec. 30, 2020. Joe Clark, the imperious disciplinarian principal of a troubled New Jersey high school in the 1980s who gained fame for restoring order as he roamed its...
Dec 30, 2020 · CNN — 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...
Joe Clark, Canadian politician who served as prime minister of Canada from June 1979 to March 1980, the youngest person ever to win the post. He also was a two-time leader of the Progressive Conservatives (1976–83 and 1998–2003). Learn more about Clark’s life and career.
