Complex sentence: McClanahan was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Dreda Rheua-Nell (née Medaris), a beautician, and William Edwin "Bill" McClanahan (July 4,1908--February 20,1999) a building contractor.
Split into simpler sentences: McClanahan was born Eddi-Rue McClanahan in Healdton, Oklahoma. She was the the daughter of Dreda Rheua-Nell (née Medaris), a beautician, and William Edwin "Bill" McClanahan (July 4,1908--February 20,1999) a building contractor.