Complex sentence: From the 1970s until his death in 1994, Lewis Grizzard was a popular humor columnist for the "Constitution," portraying Southern "redneck" culture with a mixture of ridicule and respect.
Split into simpler sentences: From the 1970s until his death in 1994, Lewis Grizzard was a popular humor columnist for the "Constitution". He portrayed Southern "redneck" culture with a mixture of ridicule and respect.