Complex sentence: Thomas Wardell Braden (February 22,1917--April 3,2009) was an American journalist, best remembered as the author of "Eight is Enough", which spawned a popular television program, and as co-host of the CNN show "Crossfire".
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Wardell Braden (February 22,1917--April 3,2009) was an American journalist. He was best known as the author of "Eight is Enough", which spawned a popular television program and as the co-host of the CNN show "Crossfire".