Marlene Ver Planck was born on 11 November 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was married to J. 'Billy' Ver Planck. She died on 14 January 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Marlene Ver Planck was the eldest of three children born to Italian-American parents, Anthony J. Pampinella (1908-1993), who managed a gas station, and Pauline A. Pampinella (nee Biase; 1913-2008), whose family ran an Italian restaurant.