Complex sentence: He portrayed the historically infamous Chairman of the Columbia Aircraft Corp, Charles Levine; in February 1927 Mr. Levine refused to sell Charles Lindbergh his company's recently acquired Bellanca monoplane for Lindbergh's famous trans-atlantic flight unless his company could choose the crew.
Split into simpler sentences: He portrayed the historically infamous Chairman of the Columbia Aircraft Corp, Charles Levine. In February 1927 Mr. Levine refused to sell Charles Lindbergh his company's recently acquired Bellanca monoplane for Lindbergh's famous trans-atlantic flight unless his company could choose the crew.