Albert Einstein supporting the psychic Gene Dennis?

In 1932, Albert Einstein publicly endorsed an alleged psychic girl known as Gene Dennis.

I am looking for information on this person because I wanted to write an article on Gene Dennis for a skeptic newsletter I contribute to.

A favourite magician of mine was David P. Abbott he debunked many fraudulent mediums but according to this website he also endorsed Dennis as genuine and became her manager:

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The following year magician David P. Abbott invited her to his home so that her psychic powers could be tested. Abbott had built a reputation on debunking psychics. Behind the Scenes with the Mediums (1907) was his magnum opus on the fakery of Spiritualist mediums. But, weirdly, instead of debunking Gene Dennis he became her manager. He wouldn’t be the last magician to swap sides either to share a psychic’s limelight, affections or profits. Abbott explained his actions by telling the story of how Gene Dennis passed a stringent test of her powers in his booklet The Wonder Girl, a name claimed to have been bestowed on her by Arthur Conan Doyle. But Abbott’s manuscript didn’t see the light of day until Walter Graham published it in 1992. Todd Karr casts more light on the arrangement the magician and psychic came to in his book (written with Teller) House of Mystery (2005) which is I think the most complete account of Gene Dennis’ career and contains many wonderful photos and ephemera.

References for the above information

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Online I also found a skeptical paper published in the Journal of Applied Psychology in 1932, the abstract reads:

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When given an opportunity to demonstrate mind-reading ability and "psychic powers" this examinee failed to give evidence of either.

I will probably download this paper. Just asking here for any information on Gene Dennis and her involvement with Einstein.

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