Complex sentence: James Francis Ivory (born June 7,1928) is an American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with both Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Split into simpler sentences: James Francis Ivory (born June 7,1928) is an American film director. For many years he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.