Complex sentence: Thomas Robert "Tom" Mason (April 29,1920--December 1,1980) was a chiropractor who lived in Los Angeles in the 1950s and appeared in movies directed by Ed Wood, the husband of one of his patients.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Robert "Tom" Mason (April 29,1920--December 1,1980) was a chiropractor who lived in Los Angeles in the 1950s. He is known for appearing in movies directed by Ed Wood, the husband of one of his patients.