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- Birth nameJoe Louis Clark
- Joe Clark was born on May 8, 1938 in Rochelle, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for 227 (1985). He was married to Hazel Gibson, Jetta M Barber and Gloria Williams. He died on December 29, 2020 in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
- SpousesHazel Gibson(June 1972 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Jetta M Barber(October 1961 - 1972) (divorced, 2 children)Gloria Williams(? - April 3, 2019) (her death)
- Known for walking around the high school he was principal at with a bullhorn and a baseball bat.
- Father of Olympic track athletes Joetta Clark Diggs and Hazel Clark, and the father-in-law of Olympic track athlete Jearl Miles Clark. His son JJ Clark was their coach.
- After his tenure as principal of Eastside High, Clark later served as director of the Essex County Detention House in Newark, New Jersey, a juvenile detention facility.
- Wrote the book "Laying Down the Law: Joe Clark's Strategy for Saving Our Schools.".
- Subject of the 1989 film Lean On Me, starring Morgan Freeman.
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