▁kept ▁secre ts ▁from ▁Dan vers ▁as ▁well , ▁including ▁her ▁cancer ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁Maxim ▁knew ▁about ▁her ▁affairs . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁having ▁failed ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁marriage , ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁disapp ears ▁and ▁soon ▁after , ▁M ander ley ▁is ▁set ▁on ▁fire . ▁In ▁the ▁book ' s ▁final ▁scene , ▁Maxim ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁de ▁Winter ▁are ▁driving ▁back ▁from ▁London ▁and ▁see ▁their ▁bel oved ▁home ▁in ▁fl ames . ▁In ▁the ▁novel , ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ' ▁fate ▁is ▁unknown ; ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁the ▁narr ator , ▁looking ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁writes , ▁" M rs . ▁Dan vers . ▁I ▁wonder ▁what ▁she ▁is ▁doing ▁now ." ▁ ▁Port ray al ▁on ▁film ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁was ▁first , ▁and ▁most ▁fam ously , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Jud ith ▁Anderson ▁in ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ' s ▁film ▁adaptation ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Anderson ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Jane ▁Dar well ▁for ▁The ▁G rap es ▁of ▁W r ath . ▁Mrs . ▁Dan vers ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁several ▁actress es ▁for ▁television ▁adapt ations , ▁such ▁as ▁Dor othy ▁Black ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁N ina ▁F och ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Anna ▁M asse y ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁D iana ▁R