Milestones

By Tam Martinides Gray, Daniel S. Levy and Michele Lynn Orecklin

MARRIED. Chagrined sportscaster MARV ALBERT, 56, to his longtime and long-suffering fiance HEATHER FAULKINER, 40, a TV producer; in New York City.

NAMED. WILLIAM CLAY FORD JR., 41, automotive heir; as chairman of the Ford Motor Co.; in Dearborn, Mich. Ford, great-grandson of Henry, will replace Alex Trotman in January 1999, a possibility TIME first reported last December.

WON. LINDSAY DAVENPORT, 22, her first Grand Slam title in her first Grand Slam final; at the U.S. Open tennis tournament; in New York City. Davenport is the first American-born player to win the U.S. competition since Chris Evert in 1982.

DIED. JOHN HOLLIMAN, 49, CNN's national correspondent; in a car crash; near Atlanta. Holliman was part of the original CNN reporting team and, together with Bernard Shaw and Peter Arnett, filed live from Baghdad during the 1991 allied bombing. He was scheduled to co-anchor with Walter Cronkite John Glenn's return to orbit next month.

DIED. JUAN METZGER, 79, food manufacturer credited with bringing culture to millions by putting fruit at the bottom of yogurt; in New York City. In 1959 Metzger became president of the Dannon Co., co-founded by his father, and aggressively marketed the then marginal and somewhat unappetizing product. His efforts to promote yogurt and improve its taste vastly increased consumption and expanded the market.

DIED. LEO PENN, 77, actor who survived a decade on the Hollywood blacklist to become an award-winning television director and raise show-biz progeny Sean, Chris and Michael; in Los Angeles. After appearances on Broadway and a studio contract in the 1940s, Penn was blacklisted for supporting the Hollywood 10. He found work behind the camera, directing more than 400 hours of prime-time programming, including episodes of Kojak, St. Elsewhere and Columbo, for which he won a 1973 Emmy.