Born in the Bronx, New York City, Marasco attended Regis High School in Manhattan and graduated from Fordham University.
Starring Pat Hingle and Ken Howard, the play dealt with demonic doings at a Roman Catholic boys' school.
[4] Following a less successful London production at the Queen's Theatre in 1971, the play was made into a film in 1972; Sidney Lumet directed, and the cast included James Mason, Robert Preston, and Beau Bridges.
Burnt Offerings was adapted into a 1976 film directed by Dan Curtis, starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed, with such veteran actors as Burgess Meredith, Eileen Heckart, and Bette Davis in small roles.
[6] He died of lung cancer at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset on December 6, 1998,[6] leaving several unproduced screenplays and the finished play, Our Sally.