Complex sentence: David Charles Howard Bale (2 September 1941--30 December 2003) was a South African-born entrepreneur and an environmentalist animal rights activist, perhaps best known as the father of actor Christian Bale and husband of Gloria Steinem.
Split into simpler sentences: David Charles Howard Bale (2 September 1941--30 December 2003) was a South African-born entrepreneur and an environmentalist animal rights activist. He was the father of actor Christian Bale and the husband of Gloria Steinem.