Alan James Hollinghurst FRSL (born 26 May 1954) is an English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator.
 He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 Somerset Maugham Award, the 1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the 2004 Booker Prize.
Alan James (23 March 1890 – 30 December 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter.
 He directed 79 films between 1916 and 1943.
 He also wrote for 62 films between 1916 and 1951.
 He was born in Port Townsend, Washington and died in Hollywood, California.
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 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.
Alan James is a South African poet, now living in Australia.
 A former lawyer and law lecturer, and the founder of the poetry journal "Upstream", he has published seven collections of poetry.
 In 1995, James received the Olive Schreiner Prize for "Morning near Genandendal".
Alan James Murdoch-Cozens (formerly Alan James Murdoch; 17 September 1893 – 23 July 1970) was an English cricketer active from 1911 to 1919 who played for Sussex.
 He was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire and died in Malvern, Worcestershire.
 He appeared in four first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who scored 124 runs with a highest score of 56.
Alan James Whiticker (born 1958), also Alan J. Whiticker is an Australian non-fiction author and publisher, with over 40 published books on history, sport, biography, true crime and lifestyle.
Alan James Drosky is the head cross country running coach for both the men's and women's teams and the head track and field coach for the women's team at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
 Drosky is from Riverdale, Georgia where he graduated from Riverdale High School in 1983.
 Before becoming a coach at his alma mater, Alan Drosky was an All-American distance runner for the Yellow Jackets before graduating in 1987 with a degree in Industrial Management.
 He later returned to Tech to receive his master's degree in Management in 1989.
 Coach Drosky's immense impact on both the Georgia Tech Cross-Country and Track programs as both a coach and runner have helped to make both programs flourish over the last 30 years.
Alan James Vincent Arthur (16 September 1915 - 22 May 1998) was High Sheriff of Essex from 1971 to 1972.
Forty Shades of Blue is a 2005 independent film directed by Ira Sachs.
 It tells the story of Alan James (Rip Torn), an aging music producer who lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his much younger Russian girlfriend, Laura (Dina Korzun).
 Their life together is complicated by the presence of Alan's adult son Michael (Darren E. Burrows) from a previous marriage, who forces Laura to reflect on the nature of her impending marriage and her future prospects.
 The film was inspired by Satyajit Ray's "Charulata" (1964).

Question: Alan James and T. Arthur Cottam, have which occupations in common?
Answer: film director and screenwriter