Complex sentence: Archibald L. "Archie" Mayo (29 January 1891, New York City--4 December 1968, Guadalajara, Mexico) was a movie director and stage actor who moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917.
Split into simpler sentences: Archibald L. "Archie" Mayo (29 January 1891, New York City--4 December 1968, Guadalajara, Mexico) was a film director and actor. Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917.