Complex sentence: Gresham was born in New York City, the son of writers William Lindsay Gresham, author of "Nightmare Alley", the recently re-released classic of American noir literature, and Joy Davidman, best known for her book "Smoke on The Mountain".
Split into simpler sentences: Gresham was born in New York City, the son of writers William Lindsay Gresham and Joy Davidman. William Gresham was the author of "Nightmare Alley", the recently re-released classic of American noir literature, while Joy Davidman was best known for her book "Smoke on The Mountain".