Complex sentence: Myrtle Reed (September 27,1874--August 17,1911) was an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist, the daughter of author Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed.
Split into simpler sentences: Myrtle Reed (September 27,1874--August 17,1911) was an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of author Elizabeth Armstrong Reed and the preacher Hiram von Reed.