Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gene Roddenberry was born on August 19 , 1921 , in El Paso , Texas , His parents were police officer Eugene Edward Roddenberry and Caroline `` Glen '' Golemon Roddenberry .
Simplified: Gene Roddenberry was born in El Paso , Texas in 1921 . His parents were Eugene Edward Roddenberry and Caroline Glen .