Boys Republic

Boys Republic
Boys Republic
Location
	Chino Hills, California
Information
Type	Private
Established	1907
Grades	9-12
Athletics conference	CIF - Southern Section ; Arrowhead League
Website	http://www.BoysRepublic.org

Boys Republic is a private, all-boys school for troubled adolescents located in Chino Hills, California.[1] It was founded in 1907 by Margaret Fowler.[2] As an adolescent Steve McQueen was remanded there.[3] He was known to demand razors and jeans in his contracts so that he could donate them to the school.[4]

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Terrill, Marshall (1993). Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. Plexus Press. ISBN 978-1-556-11380-2.
John Dominis/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. "Steve McQueen Returns to Reform School" 1963, accessed February 7, 2011

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-11-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[terrillx1x-3] Terrill, Marshall (1993). Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. Plexus Press. ISBN 978-1-556-11380-2.

[4] John Dominis/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. "Steve McQueen Returns to Reform School" 1963, accessed February 7, 2011