Complex sentence: Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938--6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering.in his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack.
Split into simpler sentences: Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938--6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack.