Initially raised in Brooklyn he moved with his family to Florida and later to California.

Marcune attended UCLA and Caltech in the 1950s and earned a master's degree in human factors engineering.

After serving as a medic in the United States Army in Korea, Marcune worked as a biomedical and industrial designer.

[2] Marcune began to shift his focus from engineering and design to the fine arts and by the late 1980s was painting full time.

Marcune's bronze sculptures are located primarily in Pennsylvania, including the Korean-Vietnam Memorial at Lehigh Carbon Community College, the Worker’s Memorial in the Bethlehem Rose Garden, and Jesus as Teacher on the campus of DeSales University.