Complex sentence: Nicolas Anselme Baptiste (1761--1835), French actor, was born in Bordeaux on the 18th of June 1761, the elder son of Joseph Francois Anselme, a popular actor.
Split into simpler sentences: Nicolas Anselme Baptiste (1761--1835) was a French actor. He was born in Bordeaux on the 18th of June 1761, the elder son of Joseph Francois Anselme, a popular actor.