Complex sentence: Carroll O'Connor, an Irish American, was the eldest of three sons born on August 2,1924, in Manhattan, New York, to Edward Joseph O'Connor, a lawyer, and his wife, Elise Patricia O'Connor.
Split into simpler sentences: Carroll O'Connor, an Irish American, was the eldest of three sons. He was born on August 2,1924, in Manhattan, New York, to Edward Joseph O'Connor, a lawyer, and his wife, Elise Patricia O'Connor.