An author, Franklin has written 23 books, including Classics of the Silent Screen.[3] His 1995 autobiography Up Late with Joe Franklin[4] chronicles his long career and includes claims that he had dalliances with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and that Veronica Lake ???threw herself at me, but I always refrained.???[5] He has appeared as himself in countless films, notably Ghostbusters and Broad