Complex sentence: Ray Coleman (15 June 1937--10 September 1996) was a British author and former editor-in-chief of "Melody Maker" known for his biographies of The Beatles.
Split into simpler sentences: Ray Coleman (15 June 1937--10 September 1996) was a British author. Coleman was the former editor-in-chief of "Melody Maker" known for his biographies of The Beatles.