Joe Clark, principal who inspired the filmLean on Me, dies at 82
“He was the best of the best in terms of education. “A longtime resident of South Orange, NJ, Clark (82) retired to Gainesville, Florida. Freeman remembered Clark in a statement released to EW on Wednesday. Credit: Yvonne Hemsey/Liaison/Getty Images “Joe was a father figure to school kids,” the Academy Award winner writes. “He was the best of the best in terms of education.” Everett Collection