Original sentence: After gaining experience writing articles on historical subjects for motoring magazines, he wrote his first documentary for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1937.At King Edward's Grammar School, Birmingham, Leonard was only interested in history and English, reading widely.He was married and divorced twice, to Doris Swain (in the 1930s, divorced 1962) and Diana Bonakis (married 1965 – divorced, 1968).His experiences as a war correspondent formed the basis of his book All Men are Neighbours (1947).Leonard Cottrell died on 6 October 1974.Leonard Cottrell was born 21 May 1913 at Tettenhall, Wolverhampton to William and Beatrice Cottrell née Tootell.Leonard Eric Cottrell (21 May 1913 – 6 October 1974) was a British author and journalist.On those journeys, he was often accompanied by Doris Swain, whom he later married, although the marriage was dissolved in 1962
Edited sentence: After gaining experience writing articles on historical subjects for motoring magazines, he wrote his first documentary for the BBC in 1937.At King Edward's Grammar School, Birmingham, Leonard was only interested in History and English, reading widely.His experiences as war correspondent formed the basis of his book All Men are Neighbours (1947).Leonard Cottrell died on the 6th October 1974.Leonard Cottrell was born 2lst of May 1913 at Tettenhall, Wolverhampton to William and Beatrice Cottrell née Tootell.Leonard Eric Cottrell (2lst of May, 1913 - 6th of October, 1974) was a prolific and popular British author and journalist.Married and divorced twice, Doris Swain (in the 1930s, divorced 1962) and Diana Bonakis (married, 1965 - divorced, 1968).On these journeys he was often accompanied by Doris Swain, whom he later married although the marriage was dissolved in 1962