This post originally appeared at Mental Floss.
If you’ve paid any attention to the Oscar movies this year, you may have noticed that many of them started out as books. In fact, six of the nine Best Picture nominees were sold on bookshelves before making the move to the silver screen: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, War Horse, The Descendants, The Help, Hugo and Moneyball.
Some of those authors like to wink at those in the know by appearing in the movies based on their books. Keep your eyes peeled for these writer cameos the next time you’re enjoying one of their movies.
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1. Stephenie Meyer, "Twilight"
It’s a very subtle cameo. See if your eagle eyes can spot it.
2. Michael Morpurgo in "War Horse"
Michael and his wife, Clare, both filmed a cameo for the movie. This isn’t the first time Morpurgo has popped up for a bit part in War Horse, though. He’s also made small appearances when the play adaptations of his books have been performed in London and New York.
3. Stephen King cameos in many of his movies.
Thinner, Rose Red, The Storm of the Century, The Stand, The Shining, The Langoliers and Sleepwalker, just to name a few. But I like the one in Pet Sematary:
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