Complex sentence: Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5,1915--July 6,1978) was an American socialite and style icon, first privately, and later publicly known by the popular name "Babe" for most of her life.
Split into simpler sentences: Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5,1915--July 6,1978) was an American socialite and style icon. She was first privately, and later publicly, known by the popular name "Babe" for most of her life.