Complex sentence: Reed Harris (November 5,1909--October 15,1982) was an American writer, publisher, and State Department official who was driven from office by Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
Split into simpler sentences: Reed Harris (November 5,1909--October 15,1982) was an American writer, publisher, and State Department official. Harris was driven from office by Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare of the 1950s.