<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> George Johnston Ellis (1950--1955) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Ruth Ellis (9 October 1926--13 July 1955) was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom, after being convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely . </P> <P> From a humble background, Ellis was drawn into the world of London nightclub hostessing, which led to a chaotic life of brief relationships, some of them with upper - class nightclubbers and celebrities . Two of these were Blakely, a racing driver already engaged to another woman, and Desmond Cussen, a retail company director . </P>

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