Complex sentence: Walsh had been known for bringing controversial material to film, and at their first meeting suggested the John Colton/Clemence Randolph play "Rain" (1923), based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham in 1921 titled "Miss Thompson".
Split into simpler sentences: Walsh had been known for bringing controversial material to film, and at their first meeting suggested the John Colton and Clemence Randolph play "Rain" (1923). The play had been based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham in 1921 titled "Miss Thompson".