Complex sentence: Taylor was a close friend of Mexican-born actress Lupe Vélez, and on the evening of December 13,1944 she spent several hours at a restaurant having dinner and drinks with the actress before Vélez returned home and committed suicide.
Split into simpler sentences: Taylor was a close friend of Mexican-born actress Lupe Vélez. On the evening of December 13,1944, she spent several hours at a restaurant having dinner and drinks with the actress before Vélez returned home and committed suicide.