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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 of the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on ...
Clark was born in Rochelle, Georgia, on May 8, 1938.At the age of 6, Clark and his family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he would graduate from Central High School. [2] [3] He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from William Paterson College, a master's degree from Seton Hall University, and an honorary doctorate from the U.S. Sports Academy.
Paterson Eastside High is known for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of Joe Clark as principal. The school was depicted in the 1989 film Lean on Me, starring Morgan Freeman as Clark. [45] Former student, Fetty Wap, filmed the music video for his song "Wake Up" in the school in 2016. [46]
Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding Principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods at Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside High ...
Eastside High School or East Side High School can refer to: ... New Jersey), highlighted in the 1989 film Lean on Me; Eastside High School (Taylors, South Carolina)
PATERSON — Andre McCollum, who was principal at Eastside High School for the past 14 months, retired on Nov. 1, leaving the school that has the city's largest enrollment in the hands of an ...
The group was formed while its members were attending Eastside High School in Paterson and appeared in the film "Lean on Me." Nitty began recording solo music in 2018 and his 2022 pop single is ...
In 1955, Dr. Irizarry graduated from East Side High School in Paterson, New Jersey, later made famous by the 1987 film Lean on Me. She received her B.A. from Montclair State College (now University) in 1959; her M.A. from Rutgers University in 1963; and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from George Washington University in 1970.