STUMPERS CXLI

Can you think of three well-known names that are preceded by three initials.

HINTS:
1. Fantasy writer
2. Toy store namesake
3. Co-founder of the NAACP

Answers:

1. J.R.R. Tolkien
2. F.A.O. Schwarz 
3. W.E.B. Du Bois

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