Complex sentence: Octave John "Johnny" Claes (11 August 1916 in London--3 February 1956 in Brussels) was a racing driver from Belgium, born to a Scottish mother and Belgian father.
Split into simpler sentences: Octave John "Johnny" Claes (11 August 1916 in London--3 February 1956 in Brussels) was a racing driver from Belgium. He was born to a Scottish mother and Belgian father.