Nomination of Marvin Hamlisch To Be a Member of the National Council on the Arts

The President today announced his intention to nominate Marvin Hamlisch to be a member of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, for a term expiring September 3, 1994. He would succeed Allen Drury.

Mr. Hamlisch is a composer and performer, creating musical scores such as "They're Playing Our Song," and the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning score for "A Chorus Line." Some of his best known works include the songs "The Way We Were," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and the score from "The Sting."

Mr. Hamlisch graduated from Queens College (B.A., 1967). He was born June 2, 1944, in New York City, where he currently resides.