Sentence Correction

627. Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycling at home; he once turned a broken goblet into a dinner bell and a cake mold into a lamp.
(A) Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art and also believed in recycling at home; he
(B) Alexander Calder, for whom old pieces of junk was often made into sculpture, believed in recycling at home and
(C) A believer in recycling at home, sculptor Alexander Calder often made use for old pieces of junk in his art; he
(D) Alexander Calder, for whom sculpture was often made from old pieces of junk, also believed in recycling at home, for example, he
(E) Sculptor Alexander Calder, who often made use of old pieces of junk in his art, also believed in recycling at home; he


OA is E .
Can somebody explain why E is preferred over A. what is the difference when we use 'and also' in A which makes it a wrong choice.

IMO E.

Who in A warrants a continuation of the sme sentence describing the person rather than having an independent clause set off by a semicolon

A is incorrect because the part before the semicolon has a subject with no verb.

am sorry...but can u explain in detail?