Alan James and T. Arthur Cottam, have which occupations in common?
T. Arthur Cottam T. Arthur Cottam is a screenwriter, actor, producer and film director. A graduate of the Film and Television Production program at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University, Cottam resides in Los Angeles, California. He acted in theatre, and received an Artistic Director Achievement Award from the Valley Theatre League for his role in the theatre production "Othello" as a cast member of Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group. Cottam directed short films along a topical series called "Dirty Little Shorts".
Harold Cottam Harold Thomas Cottam (27 January 1891 – 30 May 1984) was the wireless operator on the RMS "Carpathia" when the SOS from the sinking RMS "Titanic" was sent. It was also he who awakened Captain Arthur Henry Rostron after receiving the distress signal. Without his diligence, and the somewhat fortuitous circumstances, many more people might have died in the "Titanic" disaster. Cottam was off duty and about to go to bed, but he left the radio on and listened to the news from Cape Cod. He heard Cape Cod advise that they had private traffic for the "Titanic" and thought it would be helpful to inform the "Titanic" of this. In reply he received Jack Phillips's SOS call.