Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Kurt Vonnegut , Jr. , was born in Indianapolis , Indiana , to third-generation German-American parents , Kurt Vonnegut , Sr. , and Edith Lieber .
Simplified: Kurt Vonnegut , Jr. , was born in Indianapolis , Indiana . His parents were Kurt Vonnegut , Sr. , and Edith Lieber .